Saturday, September 30, 2017

Four major escaping routes to freedom that North Korean refugees and defectors are taking

How North Korean refugees and defectors escape from North Korea through China?

There are four major escaping routes to freedom that North Korean refugees and defectors are taking.

Escaping route of North Korean refugees to South Korea


Route 1 (New Route) : North Korea - China - Laos - Thailand - South Korea

   

Route 2 : North Korea - China - Myanmar - Thailand  - South Korea

    

Route 3 : North Korea - China - Vietnam - Cambodia  - South Korea

    

Route 4 : North Korea - China - Mongolia - South Korea

    

Some North Koreans take trains and buses, but some North Koreans walk.
In China North Korean refugees are not approved as "refugees" but illegal economic immigrants.
Some North Korean women are sold to poor Chinese families who have difficulty in finding Chinese brides. This is a kind of human trafficking.

If North Korean refugees are caught by Chinese police, they are expatriated back to North Korea. In North Korea they are considered as betrayers and they have to survive from severe torture. After they self-criticize themselves, they are put into labor prison for many years.

Some North Korean refugees and defects choose America according to North Korean Human Rights Law in 2014. It takes about one year for North Koreans to be permitted as refugees or defectors to America. About 210 North Korean refugees are living in America.

There are some non-profit organizations help North Korean refugees contact UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency) and go through all the procedures to freedom.

Who are those non-profit organizations?
How can North Korean refugees contact those non-profit organizations?



https://woodbridgenkinusa.blogspot.com/2017/09/change-game.html
https://seoulmusingsblog.wordpress.com/2016/08/17/the-plight-of-north-korean-refugees-defectors/
http://www.rfa.org/korean/in_focus/human_rights_defector/ne-yh-04252017163107.html

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