The nonprofit Eugene Bell Foundation on Thursday claimed the South Korean government has asked nongovernmental organizations (NGO) to submit "unfair" reports on North Korea, including confidential information on local patients, in exchange for approving humanitarian aid exchanges with the DPRK.
Speaking at the news conference held after a three-week trip to North Korea, Stephen Linton, Chairman of the Eugene Bell Foundation, said Seoul was asking for sensitive information from NGOs that many were not comfortable handing over.
The nonprofit Eugene Bell Foundation on Thursday claimed the South Korean government has asked nongovernmental organizations (NGO) to submit "unfair" reports on North Korea, including confidential information on local patients, in exchange for approving humanitarian aid exchanges with the DPRK.
Speaking at the news conference held after a three-week trip to North Korea, Stephen Linton, Chairman of the Eugene Bell Foundation, said Seoul was asking for sensitive information from NGOs that many were not comfortable handing over.
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