U.S. lawmakers have formally requested a meeting with the U.N. to address the situation of North Korean refugees in China, amid concerns that they could soon be forcibly repatriated to the DPRK. 

On Wednesday, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) — a bipartisan commission to monitor human rights in China — issued a letter to U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Volker Türk and the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi, requesting an urgent meeting.