{"id":29043,"date":"2019-05-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csw-yeo.1wp.site\/press\/csw-urges-china-to-allow-north-korean-family-safe-passage-4335\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T18:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:49:09","slug":"csw-urges-china-to-allow-north-korean-family-safe-passage-4335","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/press\/csw-urges-china-to-allow-north-korean-family-safe-passage-4335\/","title":{"rendered":"CSW urges China to allow North Korean family safe passage"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7ad99ffbaad2b6280b3a2d392367e302.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Seven North Koreans who escaped their country are currently facing forcible repatriation following their detention in China on 28 April. The family includes a nine year-old and a 17 year-old.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A relative of the family has issued an appeal for help, and Justice for North Korea, a Seoul-based NGO, has said that <b><i>\u201cinternational organizations and the international community are the only way to save the lives of these seven at risk\u201d<\/i><\/b>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under North Korean laws, departing the country without permission is a criminal offence. North Koreans who have previously been <a href=\"https:\/\/forbinfull.org\/2018\/09\/24\/save-north-korean-refugees-day-time-to-end-chinas-illegal-and-horrific-treatment-of-north-korean-escapees\/\">forcibly repatriated<\/a> have faced imprisonment in political prison camps or other detention facilities, or in some cases execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CSW\u2019s East Asia Team Leader Benedict Rogers said: <b><i>\u201cForcibly repatriating this family to North Korea would be to send them to a dire fate, with almost certain torture and imprisonment and possibly execution. Furthermore, it would be a breach of China\u2019s obligations under international law and a violation of the international principle of non-refoulement. We urge the Chinese authorities to live up to their responsibilities and obligations under international law, and allow this family to transit to a third country. We also call on the international community to offer China every assistance to resolve this case justly, and ensure that this family is able to move to a place of safety. This case requires urgent action.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven North Koreans who escaped their country are currently facing forcible repatriation following their detention in China on 28 April. The family includes a nine year-old and a 17 year-old.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":43180,"template":"","categories":[],"regions":[128,135],"class_list":["post-29043","press","type-press","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","regions-east-asia","regions-north-korea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/29043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/29043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39627,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/29043\/revisions\/39627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29043"},{"taxonomy":"regions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regions?post=29043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}