An Absence of Choice: The sexual exploitation of North Korean women in China

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March 2005Migration and trafficking

Anti-Slavery International.

This report exposes the vulnerability of North Korean women who flee to China to trafficking. A wide range of case studies documents trafficking into sexual exploitation and forced and ‘arranged’ marriages. It makes a case for North Koreans in China to be considered refugees and concludes with recommendations of what action needs to be taken.