NEW HOPE FOR NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS Share your voice towards the human right violations of North Korean defectors

CURRENT NORTH KOREA  North Korean people want to escape from their dictating country where known as no freedom and hungers  “I am deeply concerned about the grave human rights conditions in North Korea, especially the denial of universal freedoms of speech, press, religion, assembly, and association, and restrictions on freedom of movement and workers’ rights.” George W. Bush, White House Statement 2008  “This whole time, I was still so brainwashed that I thought Kim Jong-il could read my mind from afar…Even though I had escaped, I wouldn't let myself think anything negative about the regime.” Yeonmi Park, A former defector 2014

NORTH KOREAN DEFECTORS  Lots of defectors are located in China, however, Chinese government are sending defectors back to North Korea, where they will die  Against Convention Relating To The Status of Refugees, protecting refugees’ freedom  According to United Nation, China joined this convention in 1982  Current situation of North Korean defectors  Physical injuries, mostly, Unbalanced Nutrition  Emotional traumas, recovery from the Brainwash  Human rights violations, such as selling women as prostitution by Chinese brokers who acts to help North Koreans

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION  Dong-hyuk Shin  A former defector from Prison Camp #14  The author of Escape From Camp 14  Currently working for human right issues of North Korea through writing books, interviews and speech lectures around the world   This clip shows how the defectors who are re- prisoned (especially women) are treated in the political prison camp  Pregnant Women  Taking money away Shin is showing his scars on his legs during press conference in Seoul, 2007

CALL FOR ACTIONS: DONATION  SAM Care International  A non-profit organization of America  Donate money, medical emergency supply kits, vehicles, medical products and volunteers (Especially doctors)  Dream Makers For North Korea  A non-profit organization of South Korea created by a former congresswoman, Sun- Young Park.  This organization helps the North Korean defectors’ rights, such as building special schools, nursing homes, and projects for defectors’ life improvements

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION  The U.S. government is already persuading Chinese government  Few years ago, President Obama directly called the former Prime minister of China, Fu Jin Tao, to stop sending the defectors back to North Korea  Also lots of non-profit and Christian organizations are helping North Korean Defectors  Audience’s own participation  Writing responses such as essay, letters, poems or drawing  Audiences can share their emotional feelings and sympathy towards the defectors  Responses will be a collection book, which will be used to inform and educate students to teach about their valuable life in free countries, and raising international and humanity awareness

WORKS CITED  Convention Relating To The Status of refugees (Member Country Lists) Status as at 28-April Convention Relating To The Status of Refugees. Treaty Collection, United Nations  George W. Bush statement Repp, Derek. “Activities highlight issues relating to the North Korea Human Rights Acts.” Policy. Embassy of the United States Seoul Korea, 7 May Web. 28 Apr  Yeonmi Park Interview Withnall, Adam. “North Korean defector says she believed Kim Jong-il was a god who could read her mind.” News. The Independent UK, 10 Apr Web. 28 Apr  Video Clip Cmimediaus. “North Korea Political Prison Camp.” Online video clips. YouTube. YouTube. 15 Nov, Web. 28 Apr,