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human rights
political oppression
displacement
adaptation
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This article delves into the complex crisis of North Korean defectors and refugees. First, it explores the human rights situation and the humanitarian crisis in North Korea, as well as the difficulty to properly assess the situation given the lack of sources. Second, it analyses political oppression and famine as the main reasons behind displacement and describes the dramatic journey faced by defectors, which is marked by illegality, exploitation and the risk of deportation in China. At last, it focuses on the hardships defectors face in the process of adapting to South Korean society.
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