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All posts tagged "Shin Dong-hyuk"

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  UN official stands by N. Korea abuse allegations despite defector’s changed story

  TOKYO (AP) — The United Nations’ official in charge of investigating human rights violations in North Korea said Friday he stands by U.N. findings of widespread abuses there despite recent backtracking by a prominent defector on the...

  • Posted January 23, 2015
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  NK defector apologizes for inaccuracy in his story

  SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korean defector and human rights activist Shin Dong-hyuk said Sunday he was “very sorry” for having altered certain details in a book about his former life at a notorious prison camp in the...

  • Posted January 18, 2015
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  North Korean refugee Shin Dong-hyuk wins Alison Des Forges Award

    Human Rights Watch honored North Korean refugee Shin Dong-hyuk, 32, with the Alison Des Forges Award last week. The Voices for Justice HRW Annual Dinner, held at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, honors “courageous individuals...

  • Posted November 16, 2014
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  Human Rights Watch honors N. Korean defector Shin Dong-hyuk at annual dinner

  Human Rights Watch, an international organization specializing in human rights advocacy and research, honored North Korean defector Shin Dong-hyuk at its annual Los Angeles dinner on Nov.11 for his outspoken efforts toward closing down his native country’s...

  • Posted November 13, 2014
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