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LFNKR’s 19th ANNUAL MEETING HELD ON OCT. 10, 2016

November 27, 2016   China, Defectors, LFNKR, North Korean Refugees, Rescue Operation, Resettling in Japan

Annual Meeting Held in Tokyo

A summary of LFNKR activities during fiscal 2015 (Sept. 1, 2015 to Aug. 31, 2016) and the plans for the next fiscal year were outlined at the annual meeting. 

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Tokyo Bar Association Awards Human Rights Prize to LFNKR

January 11, 2009   China, Human Rights Abuses, North Korea, North Korean Refugees, Public Awareness, Relief Work
Kato Hiroshi, executive director of LFNKR, speaking at awards event

Kato’s Speech Text

Honored members of the human rights awards screening committee of the Tokyo Bar Association, and ladies and gentlemen gathered here today, I would like to express profound thanks to the esteemed Tokyo Bar Association for presenting the human rights awards for 2008. We at Life Funds for North Korean Refugees are deeply honored to receive your award this year.

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