UN RIGHTS EXPERT CONCERNED FOR WELL-BEING OF NINE YOUNG DEFECTORS FROM DPR KOREA

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UN RIGHTS EXPERT CONCERNED FOR WELL-BEING OF NINE YOUNG DEFECTORS FROM
DPR KOREANew York, May 30 2013 2:00PMAn independent United Nations
human rights expert said today he is extremely concerned for the
protection of nine defectors from the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea (DPRK), mostly minors and reportedly all orphans, who are
believed to have been sent back to China after being arrested while
crossing into Laos.

"The status and whereabouts of this group, many of them children, is
currently not known," said Marzuki Darusman, the Special Rapporteur on
the situation of human rights in DPRK, "but I have very real concerns
about the penalties and treatment they could face if returned to DPRK,
and all the concerned authorities have an urgent responsibility to
ensure their protection."

The nine orphans were reportedly arrested by the Laotian police while
crossing the Laos-China border and sent back to China on 27 May,
according to a <"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13381&LangID=E">news
release issued by the UN human rights office.

"I am extremely disappointed that the Laos Government appears to have
abdicated its protection responsibilities in this way, and I urge the
Chinese authorities not to do the same," said Mr. Darusman.

"No one should be refouled [sent back] to DPRK where they may face
persecution or severe punishment, including torture and the death
penalty," the Special Rapporteur underscored.

If the group has already been returned to DPRK, Mr. Darusman appealed
to authorities in Pyongyang to show transparency and give the group
access to an independent actor who could determine their status and
well-being.

In successive resolutions on DPRK, the UN General Assembly has
expressed serious concern about the situation of refugees and
asylum-seekers expelled or returned to DPRK and the sanctions imposed
on those repatriated from abroad.

Like all special rapporteurs appointed by the UN Human Rights Council,
Mr. Darusman works in an independent and unpaid capacity. Currently,
he also serves on the three-member commission of inquiry set up by the
Council to investigate alleged human rights violations in DPRK.May 30
2013 2:00PM
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