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June 19 was a day of remembrance for Cindy Warmbier, as it marked three years since the death of her comatose son, Otto, in an Ohio hospital following his return home from North Korea with brain injuries inflicted by the regime.

In a teleconference arranged by the NGO the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea (HRNK), Mrs. Warmbier called for an end to the slavery and oppression of the North Korean people.

Mrs. Warmbier also informed HRNK Executive Director Greg