On February 19, 2025, NK News reported that a Seoul court handed suspended sentences to four former officials responsible for the 2019 forced repatriation of two North Korean fishermen, a case that has raised serious human rights concerns.
Images from the case show the two fishermen physically resisting their deportation at the inter-Korean border, fearing torture or execution upon their return to North Korea. Despite this, South Korean authorities repatriated them within just five days, marking a rare and alarming case of forced repatriation.
Jian Lee, Human rights analyst at NKDB, attended the hearings and highlighted the historical significance of the ruling:
"This is the first case in which the location of the human rights violation was South Korea, and the perpetrators were the South Korean government."
You can read the full article HERE.
On February 19, 2025, NK News reported that a Seoul court handed suspended sentences to four former officials responsible for the 2019 forced repatriation of two North Korean fishermen, a case that has raised serious human rights concerns.
Images from the case show the two fishermen physically resisting their deportation at the inter-Korean border, fearing torture or execution upon their return to North Korea. Despite this, South Korean authorities repatriated them within just five days, marking a rare and alarming case of forced repatriation.
Jian Lee, Human rights analyst at NKDB, attended the hearings and highlighted the historical significance of the ruling:
You can read the full article HERE.