NKinUSA's North Korean Refugee Rescue Program

NKinUSA's North Korean Refugee Rescue Program

NKinUSA (North Korean Refugees in the United States) helps rescue North Korean refugees hiding in China and Southeast Asia. NKinUSA partner with local individuals to facilitate and secure safe passage for refugees to a desired third country, such as the U.S. or South Korea.

NKinUSA was founded by former North Korean defectors.

NKinUSA's refugee rescue program provides

(1) basic needs such as food and clothing
(2) transportation
(3) accommodations
(4) expenses during escape such as fines and fees.

All these services are provided to North Korean refugees at no cost.  NKinUSA is a non-profit organization so that NKinUSA do not get any profit from rescuing North Korean refugees.

Two North Korean refugees need help.

NKinUSA successfully rescued two refugees and NKinUSA is preparing to support two more critical cases which demand immediate attention. 

Ms. Kyong Ok Kang is 50 years old and he is defected to China for the first time in 1998 and was eventually repatriated six times. After her last repatriation in 2012 the North Koreans learned that Ms. Kang has relatives in South Korea. 

Ms. Kang’s relatives in South Korea managed to contact her and raise funds to help her escape to China by selling their house and other properties. With her family’s help, Ms. Kang made it to China and was able to seek medical treatment for the hardships and torture she suffered while in prison. She still has difficulty walking as a result of her time in prison. She is hoping for the opportunity to complete her journey to South Korea, but the funds her family raised were all spent on her escape from North Korea and her medical treatment. NKinUSA was contacted and has agreed to help fund her escape from China.

Ms. Choi, 19, was trafficked when she was 15, sold to a disabled man, and gave birth to a baby at age 16. In June of this year the baby, age 3, drowned accidentally when both mother and child were playing at a brook. Afterwards the Chinese man and his parents abused her daily. Fearful, she hid in different places every day until a sympathetic neighbor helped her escape. Later, Ms. Choi met an older woman who let her stay at her house, where she could access the internet and contact NKinUSA. Since then, Ms. Choi has discovered that she is pregnant again and is suffering from morning sickness and physical weakness. 

Due to her medical condition, NKinUSA is in the process of securing safe housing for Ms. Choi and will continue to support her during her pregnancy. We are committed to bringing this young woman and her baby to freedom.

On average it costs around $3,000 to guide a North Korean refugee to safety through China, which is what we spent for Ms. Park and Ms. Kim. Sometimes extenuating circumstances make it much more expensive. NKinUSA remains committed to doing what we can to help North Korean refugees complete the treacherous journey through Asia to safety and freedom; assisting those refugees already in the United States resettle and build new lives; and spreading the word about the horrendous human rights situation in North Korea. We still need help from you, our friends and supporters, to make that happen, however. All contributions, large and small, are welcome and very much appreciated and will continue to go to helping North Korean refugees.

Please donate to NKinUSA to rescue these two North Korean refugees.