Suzanne Scholte's Column Archive

International Protest Against China’s Violent Treatment of North Korean Refugees

By Suzanne Scholte

Dear Friends:
We are releasing this summary report of information on the escalating crisis facing the North Korean refugees and to urge you to take part in the International Protest Against China’s Violent Treatment of North Korean Refugees occuring around the world at noon on November 30 and December 1. Below is an update on the […]

Report on Escalating North Korean Refugee Crisis

By Suzanne Scholte

NORTH KOREA FREEDOM COALITION FACT SHEET: NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE CRISIS
China’s Crack Down on North Korean Refugees Intensifies in Preparation for Olympics: PRC Hopes to Eradicate Refugee Population Before End of this Year
In preparation for next summer’s Beijing Olympics and fearful that their brutality against North Korean refugees could be exposed to the world, the […]

Steve Kim speaks on Capitol Hill

By Suzanne Scholte

“China’s Crimes Against North Korean Refugees & Punishment of Those Who Help Them”
SPEAKER:
Steve Kim
New York Businessman Recently Released after Four
Years in China’s Prisons for Helping North Korean Refugees
Steve Kim will give his first public address since his release from prison in China where he was held for four years after being charged with the crime […]

NORTH KOREA FREEDOM WEEK APRIL 22-29, 2007

By Suzanne Scholte

Updated April 24, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC, Mar 27, 2007 - It gives me great pleasure to announce the events we have confirmed so far for North Korea Freedom Week April 22-29, 2007. I believe this year’s events will be more significant and have a greater impact than any in the past. It is certainly critical […]

Join Protest Against China’s Violent Repatriation of NK Refugees

By Suzanne Scholte

Where will you be this Saturday, December 2nd? Will you take a stand for those who are suffering?
Please find below an updated list of the cities and countries that so far have agreed to participate in the International Protest Against China’s Violent Repatriation of North Korean Refugees. We now have coordinators in 13 countries […]

A Call to the UN Security Council to Act on DPRK’s Crimes Against

By Suzanne Scholte

Dear Friends:
On behalf of the U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea and its Executive Director Debra Liang-Fenton, I want to alert you to a critically important project being launched today by the Committee and DLA Piper, an international law firm, at the British House of Lords.
Together with DLA Piper, the Committee has produced […]

Senate Judiciary Committee Testimony

By Suzanne Scholte

Testimony Submitted by Suzanne Scholte
June 21, 2002
Thank you for the opportunity to submit this testimony regarding the situation facing the North Korean refugees in China. I want to express my deep gratitude to Senators Ted Kennedy and Sam Brownback and others who are responding to the most under-reported human rights tragedy the world faces […]