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Defecting from the Parallel
Nation
Diana Gvon, Erica Kim, Jessica Kim, Jessie Lim
 Democratic
Peoples Republic
of Korea
Government Type: Communist State

A nation existent within the Korean

Chief of State:
Peninsula, formation which occurred
in 1948 subsequent to the division Kim Jong Un (since December 2011)
Brief History
(1905-1945) - Japan annexes Korean
Peninsula

WWII subsequent: Division

- Northern half Soviet Sponsored

Communist control

1950-53

- Korean Civil War failed attempt

- DPRK declaration: self reliance
Current State of North Korea
After Kim Jong Ils Demise (2011)...

Living Standard Deficiency

- Decades economic mismanagement

- (mid 1990s) Continuous chronic food
shortages

Military Provocations

- WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction)

- Nuclear weapons testing
Circumstances

Annual GDP per capita

$1800

Extreme poverty

- children stunted
Civilian boy begging for money at a train station
- $2-$3 per worker
Circumstances
Average life expectancy:
69

Education

- Parents/Students
incorporate in production
of governmental goods Typical residential buildings
North Method
Korean I. Sneak across Chinese
Defectors border
1. Typically by foot
Conflict II. Cross Chinese Territory
A. Risks
A North Korean citizen disowning take
III. Enter Southeast Asian
up residence in another.
Nation
(2011) 70.5%/2706 comprise 1. Assistance by NGO
defections to SK
Women majority
 Statistics

Defection rate
decreases due
to Kims regime
Statistics II

Women direct
financial
hardships as
breadwinners
Requirements
Basic Needs: $250

Transportation: $500

Accommodation: $100

Rescue Fees: $1350

Contingency: $300

Resettlement Assistance:
$400
Liberty L
In I
North N
Korea K Rescue Team:

Comprised of http://www.libertyinnorthko
student/community rea.org/rescue-teams/team
rescue teams -logos/
Acclaimed Free
Passage Model
 Expected Amount:
200,000 KRW

Collected Amount:
247,500 KRW
Donation

Liberty In North Korea Organization

(www.libertyinnorthkorea.org)
Accomplishments

Successfully rescued
542 refugees

Waiting for more...

If sent back...
Risk of extreme punishments
- Torture
- Forced labor
- Forced abortions
- Internment in a political prison
camp.
Chinese government arrests and
forcibly repatriates North Korean
refugees
Individual Cases of Real Life Defectors
Name: Ae Ri
Reason of Defect:
- Escaped North Korea
with sister and
mother after her
fathers demise
- now living in freedom,
enjoys playing soccer
Individual Cases of Real Life Defectors

Name: Ji Yeon
Reason of Defect:
- Escaped from North Korea
several times, but sent back
to face harsh punishments.
- Finally reached safety and
no longer has to live in fear.
Individual Cases of Real Life Defectors

Name: Ji Young
Reason of Defect:
Left North Korea in
search of food, but
was sold as
Chinese bride
Raising Awareness around the school
Selling Donuts to the Chadwick Community
Donating Organization: LINK
 North Korea represents one of the greatest challenges facing
humanity today, but the international response has not matched its
scale. Were working to change the way the world sees North
Korea, so the people get the international support they deserve.
- Adrian Hong (Liberty In North Korea)
What you can do
Helping Angels for North Korea Refugees
- Publishing Research and Focusing
Attention on Human Rights in North
Korea
- North Korea Refugees in USA
Buy a t-shirt from Lisa Orme
- 75% of funds raised go to Free North
Korea Radio
FURTHER GOALS: (FREEDOM of SPEECH)
Freedom of Speech

criticism=> regime strictly

forbidden
no free media
consequences
Critic & family
disappear
FURTHER GOALS: (Propaganda)
- Education large
proportion
Nursery
University
Kim family
history
State media grand
deception
FURTHER GOALS: (CHRONIC FOOD SHORTAGES)
Deficient efforts
reforming
agricultural policies
No food imports
Millions through
generations stunted
 FURTHER GOALS: (SONGBUN POLITICAL APARTHEID SYSTEM)

A political system that ascribes a

specific class to an individual based
on family background

Total 51
Characteristics
Restrict opportunities
Inhabitance
Educational
Military service
To finalize