Smith: Chinese Government Should Not Proceed With Forced Repatriation of Thousands of North Korean Refugees
August 24, 2023
August 24, 2023
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023:
Outside the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, together with a group of Korean human rights defenders called on the Chinese government not to proceed with the forced repatriation of an estimated 2,000 North Korean refugees who face severe human rights violations back at home.
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Outside the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, together with a group of Korean human rights defenders called on the Chinese government not to proceed with the forced repatriation of an estimated 2,000 North Korean refugees who face severe human rights violations back at home.
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