(Seoul) – Chinese authorities since 2024 have forcibly returned at least 406 people to North Korea, where they are at grave risk of persecution and ill-treatment, Human Rights Watch said today.
The Chinese government’s forced return of North Koreans puts them at high risk of torture, wrongful imprisonment, sexual violence, forced labor, and possible execution, in violation of international human rights law. Chinese officials responsible for unlawful deportations face potential criminal liability for facilitating crimes under North Korean leader Kim Jong Un&rsq...





