North Korea: The fate of those who flee: The case of Li song Nam

Index Number: ASA 24/011/1997
Date Published: 5 October 1997
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, North Korea

This is a quick Regional Action Network (KOTARAN 7/97), sent to coordinators for distribution to groups and it is sent to AI Sections for information. It describes the case of Li Song Nam and his family, who left North Korea illegally and arrive in China. According to accounts received from his relatives by AI, Li Song Nam was taken away in a police car and have not been seen ever since.