North Korean women trafficked into sex trade in China
About 70-80 percent of female refugees are forced into sex slavery with no hope of justice, rights groups say
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About 70-80 percent of female refugees are forced into sex slavery with no hope of justice, rights groups say
A human rights report revealed the harrowing treatment of female North Korean defectors in China, including being sold as sex slaves and physically abused.
A human rights law firm estimates that half a million women and young girls are at 'critical risk of extreme human rights violations' including systematic rape, sexual slavery and forced pregnancy.
Activists urge China to protect hundreds of thousands of North Korean women and girls who fled into Chinese territory. Many of the refugees are reportedly being trafficked, raped, and forced into sexual slavery.
One North Korean woman offered a harrowing account of being kicked and beaten after being sold to a Chinese man when she failed to get pregnant.