Day Dedicated to Saving North Korean Refugees
September 24 is World “Save North Korean Refugees Day”
LFNKR has sent out Letters of Petition to the Chinese embassy and all the consulates in Japan, urging China’s president Xi Jinping to provide to North Korea refugees who escape into China fair treatment according to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a document which China signed and ratified on September 24, 1982.
Why she had to flee from North Korea
As part of its important activities, LFNKR has been supporting former North Korean defectors who come to Japan and resettle. Ms. Kim SH is one of the defectors whom LFNKR has helped to build up her new career in Japan. In her busy daily life, employed as a medical worker, she frequently provides LFNKR with utmost help in its activities, such as events related to North Korean human rights issue, often as a speaker describing what life is like in North Korea.
Join us to help 3 North Korean refugees
On July 24, LFNKR received urgent requests for help from three North Korean women, who are the victims of human trafficking. Here are brief descriptions of their backgrounds:
Ms. K.H., 36 years old, from Kilju in North Hamgyeong Province
When I was 20, my life was difficult so I crossed over into China but was sold into prostitution
Human Rights and Denuclearization of Equal Importance
LFNKR Statement on Historic Singapore Summit between US President and North Korean Leader
June 15, 2018
On June 12, 2018, the world watched as a historic US-North Korea summit was held, and a written agreement was signed by the two leaders. Contrary to the hopes of the majority of people, no one knows
Hundreds of slave laborers missing ?
North Korea announced on May 12 that it will invite journalists from South Korea, the United States, China, England and Russia to witness the shutdown of its Punggye-ri nuclear test site in North Hamgyong Province between May 23 and 25. Major North Korean media, including Korean Central News Agency and Korean Central Broadcasting, report that the closure will be accomplished by
Visit to North Korean Refugees Detained in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand
The following is an excerpt from our recent news release:
From Jan. 14 to 19 in 2018, LFNKR survey group (led by executive director, Mr. Hiroshi Kato) visited the Thai-Lao border along the Mekong River to gather accurate, updated information on the escape route of North Korean refugees and conditions in the local areas.
Mother and Baby Reach Freedom
Good News – our most recent escapee, Ms. Lee (24 years old) and her 9-month-old baby, have finally reached safety.
Ms. Lee, originally from Ryanggang Province, was a victim of human trafficking. Like most of the victims who become ensnared in human trafficking in China, she fled
Another success story
In Japan right now, the cherry blossoms are at their peak as they usher in a new spring time. It’s the time of new beginnings.
Companies hire new employees in the spring, and the new school year starts in April.