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Urgent Action: TV producer held in North Korea for 50 years
Former TV producer from South Korea not allowed to return to his home country after arriving involuntarily to North Korea
Urgent action outcomes 11 Feb 2019 -
North Korea: Release of U.S. prisoners highlights pressing human rights concernsPress release 09 May 2018
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North Korea: Is change really around the corner?At a time when the notoriously secretive state may be open to dialogue and senior officials are willing to talk about big issues such as nuclear weapons, could there be a permanent shift for North Korea?
Blog post 27 Apr 2018 -
North Korea: 'Rare' release of mother from prison camp welcomedPress release 09 Apr 2018
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Urgent Action good news: Forcibly returned woman no longer at risk in North Korea
Koo Jeong-hwa’s family reports that she is no longer at risk of being sent to a political prison camp with her son.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Mar 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Forcibly returned woman faces treason charges in North Korea
Koo Jeong-hwa (previously identified as Lee Su-jung in China) has been detained since 3 December 2017 in North Korea.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Mother and son risk being sent to prison camp in North Korea
A woman who was identified as Lee Su-jung in China and her son were forcibly returned to North Korea.
Urgent action outcomes 11 Dec 2017 -
Urgent Action: Mother and child in China at risk of forcible return to North Korea
Lee Su-jung and her son are currently in detention in China and are at risk of forcible return to North Korea.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Nov 2017 -
Urgent Action update: No details about detained North Koreans in China
No official information has been made available regarding eight North Koreans that have been detained in China.
Urgent action outcomes 11 Oct 2017 -
Trump’s new travel ban cannot stand in any formThe US resumes its policy of going against the basic values of decency and dignity when it comes to helping oppressed people.
Blog post 25 Sep 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Pastor released after over two years of detention in North Korea
Lim Hyeon-soo, a 62 year old Canadian pastor, has been released from a North Korean labour camp after spending more than two and a half years in detention.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action: Eight North Koreans at risk of forcible return in China
Eight North Korean refugees have been detained in China since mid-March 2017. If forcibly returned, they are at risk of persecution or other serious human rights violations, such as arbitrary detention, torture or other ill-treatment, enforced…
Urgent action outcomes 10 Jul 2017 -
Urgent Action: Health fears for imprisoned Canadian pastor in North Korea
Lim Hyeon-soo, sentenced to life in prison in hard labour in North Korea, has developed a host of health problems including malnutrition, high blood pressure, arthritis, and stomach problems as a side effect of medicine that was not properly administered.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Jun 2017 -
North Korea: US citizen sentenced to hard labour is latest 'politically-motivated' casePress release 29 Apr 2016
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North Korea, the surveillance stateThe famously secretive and isolated state is severely punishing citizens who try to reach out and connect with the world beyond North Korea. Phones and computers connecting to the internet and allowing international calls are banned. When people take…
09 Mar 2016 -
Seven must-see human rights documentaries on NetflixDon't let your Netflix account gather dust. We've picked 7 unmissable human rights films you need to see.
Blog post 13 Aug 2015 -
North Korea film: Amnesty releases 'The Other Interview'Press release 04 Feb 2015
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Amnesty reacts to North Korea's first ever statement on prison campsPress release 08 Oct 2014
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China must stop returning people to North KoreaNorth Koreans are not allowed to travel abroad without state permission - an act viewed as treason and punishable by death. Despite the risks many do try and escape only to be illegally returned by China.
02 Sep 2014 -
UN report exposes North Korea human rights abusesUN investigation exposes mass starvation, hundreds of thousands of people 'disappearing' and horrific tales of widespread public execution, torture and slavery - all at the hands of the North Korean government.
26 Mar 2014
