Responding to the news that three U.S. citizens – Kim Dong-chul, Kim Hak-song, and Kim Sang-duk – have been recently released by North Korea after spending months behind bars without a fair trial, Francisco Bencosme, advocacy manager for Asia Pacific at Amnesty International USA, said: “While we welcome the release of three individuals, we remain concerned over the fate of up to 120,000 North Koreans who remain confined in political prison camps. “No one should languish behind bars without being given a fair trial. President Trump and his administration must urge North Korea to respect freedom

Four year-old son suffering frostbite on hands and feet, was originally held with her Koo Jeong-hwa was expected to get life in one of North Korea’s notoriously secretive and brutal prison camps ‘This is a very rare opportunity to enjoy some good news from North Korea’ – Arnold Fang The unexpected release of a North Korean woman widely expected to be sentenced to life in a political prison camp, offers a rare glimpse of hope that the authorities in the repressive state may be loosening their iron grip on the population, Amnesty International said today. Koo Jeong-hwa, who was detained after