
South Korean Rights Groups Call on China to Stop Deporting North Korean Defectors
Published on November 17, 2023
A group of Korean American protesters called for an end to the Chinese communist regime’s practice of repatriating North Korean defectors. They emphasized the grave consequences—including severe punishment, sexual abuse, and death—that these individuals could face upon return to their home country. On Nov. 14, dozens of members of Korean rights groups and communities from New York and surrounding areas gathered at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza near the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, advocating for the rights of North Korean refugees and urging Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping to release the North Korean defectors detained in Chinese prisons....
