6 years of service in the North Korean military… sexual assault
Jennifer Kim “Forced abortion by surgeon”
North Korean refugee women participated in the UN’s campaign to expel violence against women to inform the victims of various types of violence suffered by North Korean women, including sexual violence in the military. North Korea’s leadership has said it supports the recommendations of the international community, including the United Nations, to take measures to end violence against women, but criticism continues to come that there is no practical implementation.
Jennifer Kim, a North Korean defector who served in the North Korean military for six years, recently had a video interview with the North Korean Human Rights Commission (HRNK), a private organization in Washington, where she exposed various human rights violations, including sexual violence, suffered by female soldiers. “The most serious human rights violation against North Korean female soldiers is the crime of sexual assault,” Kim said.
Kim said that in her experience, 70% of North Korean female soldiers are considered victims of sexual assault or sexual assault, and that she is also one of the victims. Kim said that when she was 23 years old, she was forcibly sexually assaulted by a military police officer and then forced to have an abortion without anesthesia.
Kim said, “I had to endure such humiliation because my future would be blown away when I refused the request of a political officer who has strong authority to decide to join the Workers’ Party of Korea, etc.” It reminded him of what he had done, and said that this experience still tortures him mentally.
“It is difficult to have children and to have a good marriage because of this nightmare,” said Kim.
Trafficking in women and violence are serious
North Korean society where victims are more reviledPark Ji-hyeon, a North Korean activist from North Korea who works as a North Korean human rights activist in the UK, also attended the inauguration ceremony of the ’16 Days Campaign for the Elimination of Gender-Based Violence’ launched by the United Nations Women’s Organization UK (UN Women UK) last month to learn about the various victims of violence suffered by North Korean women. testified
“Under the rule of the Kim dynasty, North Korean women have no rights,” Park said in an article on the British National Federation of Women’s Organizations (NAWO) website. Even if a man commits a crime against a woman, it cannot be punished. It is very serious.”
Park stressed the need to actively send outside information for educational purposes to North Koreans who are not aware of human rights about all forms of violence, including gender sensitivity and sexual violence.
▲ North Korea opened the Defense Development Exhibition ‘Self-defense 2021′ at the 3rd Revolution Pavilion on the 11th to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the Korean Central News Agency reported on the 12th. The photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shaking hands with officials after visiting the National Defense Development Exhibition.
Pyongyang Chosun Central News, Yonhap News
Recommendations to End Violence… North Korea without motion
In 2014, the UN made various recommendations to the North Korean authorities to end violence against women. The North Korean leadership said that it supports the recommendations of Namibia, Argentina, Australia, Egypt and Belgium among the recommendations of nine countries in the universal regular review of the UN Human Rights Council in 2019 to prevent violence against women and strengthen their capacity. there is no situation yet.
The 6th UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on human rights in North Korea at the 3rd Committee last month, concerned about the issue of “violence and discrimination against women,” and urged the North Korean government to make improvements. International human rights groups pointed out that the North Korean Criminal Code already mandates imprisonment of up to two years for sexual violence by superiors, or up to five years in severe cases. are doing
Reporter Kim Yu-min planet@seoul.co.kr
