CHINA-NORTH KOREA: REPATRIATION OF NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES
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Human Rights Watch reported on July 6, 2017, that a group of eight North Koreans have been detained in Shenyang city in Liaoning province since mid-March 2017 and are at imminent risk of being returned to North Korea. It said the group of eight was stopped by traffic police while travelling in Shenyang city and taken to the local police station after the officials realised they did not hold any valid identification documents. The group contacted a Christian pastor, who had been following the group’s travels, to ask for help after they had been brought to the station by the police. The pastor reported that as of mid-June, the group remained detained at the same police station and were at risk of imminent forcible repatriation. Among the group are two women who said they had previously been sold to Chinese men and were beaten. Two other women suffered injuries and were not able to go to the hospital for treatment given their undocumented status in China.
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