UN demands North Korea clarify if it executed two women repatriated from China



News UN demands North Korea clarify if it executed two women repatriated from China Envoys express ‘grave concern’ over reports of harsh sentences for 11 women, including life in prison and death penalty Ifang Bremer January 7, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A group of North Korean women in Pyongyang \| Image: NK News (Sept. 2018) U.N. human rights experts have called on the North Korean government to clarify whether it executed two women forcibly repatriated from China, as well as reported sentences of life imprisonment for nine other women. In a letter dated Nov. 6 and posted online Sunday, seven U.N. special rapporteurs expressed “grave concern” over undisclosed reports that 11 women were tried in Aug. 2024 in North Hamgyong Province on charges of “operating adult entertainment venues, prostitution and ‘insulting the dignity of people.’” U.N. human rights experts have called on the North Korean government to clarify whether it executed two women forcibly repatriated from China, as well as reported sentences of life imprisonment for nine other women. In a letter dated Nov. 6 and posted online Sunday, seven U.N. special rapporteurs expressed “grave concern” over undisclosed reports that 11 women were tried in Aug. 2024 in North Hamgyong Province on charges of “operating adult entertainment venues, prostitution and ‘insulting the dignity of people.’” Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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UN demands North Korea clarify if it executed two women repatriated from China

Envoys express ‘grave concern’ over reports of harsh sentences for 11 women, including life in prison and death penalty

Ifang Bremer January 7, 2025

UN demands North Korea clarify if it executed two women repatriated from China

A group of North Korean women in Pyongyang | Image: NK News (Sept. 2018)

U.N. human rights experts have called on the North Korean government to clarify whether it executed two women forcibly repatriated from China, as well as reported sentences of life imprisonment for nine other women.

In a letter dated Nov. 6 and posted online Sunday, seven U.N. special rapporteurs expressed “grave concern” over undisclosed reports that 11 women were tried in Aug. 2024 in North Hamgyong Province on charges of “operating adult entertainment venues, prostitution and ‘insulting the dignity of people.’”

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