“I’m getting to know how to live in South Korea at Hanawon.”A Hanawon instructor in an IT education center for North Korean defectors on July 10, 2023.
This approach is “outdated,” ineffective and overly restrictive, said Sokeel Park, South Korea country director for international nonprofit Liberty in North Korea (LINK), which helps North Koreans resettle in the South.
North Korean defectors attend a computer class at the Hanawon facility on July 10, 2023.
In 2022, the remains of a North Korean woman wrapped in winter coats found in her Seoul home.
After their arduous journey, he said, North Korean defectors should have the chance to begin this new chapter on their own terms – with the freedom they risked their lives to seek.
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