Number: RL34189
Title: North Korean Refugees in China and Human Rights Issues: International Response and U.S. Policy Options
Authors: Rhoda Margesson and Emma Chanlett-Avery, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division; Andorra Bruno, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: The increased international attention given to the situation of North Koreans seeking refuge, primarily in China, has led Congress to take a greater interest in the refugee situation and the underlying causes within North Korea and across its borders. Food shortages, persecution, and human rights abuses have prompted thousands and perhaps hundreds of thousands of North Koreans to go to China where they often become victims of further abuse, neglect, and lack of protection. Those who remain in North Korea (formally known as the Democratic Republic of North Korea, or DPRK) also continue to suffer from a lack of food and other basic humanitarian provisions.
Pages: 37
Date: January 18, 2008