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Acts of Betrayal: The Challenge of Protecting North Koreans in China

05/12/2005




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Acts of Betrayal: The Challenge of Protecting North Koreans in China

Acts of Betrayal: The Challenge of Protecting North Koreans in China is Refugees International's new 60-page report that describes the harrowing circumstances under which North Koreans must live when they flee to China. The report calls on the governments of the U.S., China and South Korea to take stronger action to protect North Korean refugees in China.


Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Introduction

The Scope of the Problem

The Motivation for Leaving

The Situation in China

Treatment Upon Deportation

The Case for Refugee Status for North Koreans in China

Protection for North Koreans in China

South Korean Policy

United States Policy and the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004

Recommendations

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Notes

Appendix: Interviews between Refugees International and North Korean Refugees

Acknowledgments


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