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Help me to raise money for North Korean defectors who are trying to resettle and live a new life here in South Korea!

Founded in 1996, Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights (NKHR) is one of the oldest organizations devoted to North Korean human rights. Their work involves rescuing North Korean defectors who have escaped to China and resettlement programs in South Korea.

After having escaped North Korea, defectors in China face the threat of repatriation to back to North Korea where they may be imprisoned, tortured, and/or executed. Forced to live in hiding, North Korean refugees, especially women, can fall victim to sex trafficking and exploitation. It costs approximately $2500 USD to rescue one person and bring him or her safely to South Korea. Those doing the actual rescuing risk significant jail terms if caught. Here are NKHR's main links:
http://www.nkhrrescuefund.org/
https://www.facebook.com/NKHRRescueFund
http://eng.nkhumanrights.or.kr

For insights into the challenges and risks of rescuing North Korean defectors in China, please explore Ann Shin's moving documentary "The Defector":
http://www.thedefectormovie.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsGv1jDD1rg