韓國計劃呼籲聯合國幫助在華朝鮮難民
South Korea says it will raise the issue of North Korean defectors detained in China at a United Nations meeting next week.A Foreign Ministry spokesperson says the government will go before the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva to pressure Beijing not to repatriate several North Koreans who fled their homeland. About 30 North Korean defectors were captured by Chinese authorities earlier this month.
South Korean human rights activists gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy in Seoul Monday, where they heard a moving appeal from Soh Kyung-suk, co-chairman of a group called Christian Social said it is not possible to stand by while innocent North Korean defectors are carried off to likely execution. Human rights activists agree that once repatriated, the defectors face harsh punishment and even death.韓國說，計劃下週在聯合國會議上提出被中國關押的朝鮮叛逃者的問題。韓國外交通商部發言人說，韓國政府將在日內瓦的聯合國難民署強力要求中國不要遣返叛逃的朝鮮人。本月早些時候，大約30名朝鮮叛逃者被中國當局扣押。
星期一，韓國人權活動人士聚集在中國駐首爾大使館前。他們在那裏聽取了“基督教社會責任”團體聯合主席徐京錫動人的聲援講話。徐京錫說，當無辜的朝鮮叛逃者被帶走並可能被處決時，人們不可能無動於衷。人權活動人士一致認爲，一旦被遣返，這些叛逃者將面臨嚴酷處罰，甚至被處以死刑。
