Advocate for the North Korean people

No one should be punished for wanting to be free

The North Korean people face a brutal and repressive government that isolates them from the world and denies their most basic human rights. Tell Congress and the US government you stand with the North Korean people.

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We’re asking the United States Government and the US Congress to:

Decades of failed policy show there are no quick fixes on security issues without addressing the nature of North Korea as a country. It’s time we make the North Korean people a bigger concern in our North Korea policy.

Protect US funding for North Korean human rights programs

The US has helped get outside information into North Korea, supported people who have escaped the regime, and backed efforts to expose the truth. Now, we need Congress to protect that funding and make sure this work doesn’t disappear.

Reaffirm US Support by Reauthorizing the North Korean Human Rights Act

The North Korean Human Rights Act has been the backbone of US support for the North Korean people: resettling refugees, increasing access to information, and documenting abuses. Reauthorizing the Act, which expired in 2022, would show that the US still supports the North Korean people.

Appoint a new US Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights

This is a critical position that would promote the importance of North Korean human rights issues.

This isn't happening here, but it is in North Korea

Something as simple as watching or distributing foreign media can be punished by public execution in North Korea. A report published in 2019 by the Transitional Justice Working Group identified 318 public execution sites inside North Korea that were used to punish such alleged crimes.

Learn more about the extreme challenges the North Korean people face here

At night, my father would turn on a small black radio and our family would listen to South Korean radio. We had to keep the volume low so that someone walking by couldn’t hear it. In North Korea, listening to foreign radio is considered a crime against the state. If we had been caught, we could have faced years in a political prison camp or even execution."

– Illyong Ju, escaped North Korea in 2008

Liberty in North Korea is an international NGO working with the North Korean people as they achieve their liberty. LiNK helps North Korean refugees escape through a 3,000-mile secret rescue route and empowers North Koreans who have reached freedom to be storytellers, advocates, and leaders on this issue. With the help of people like you, we know that one day every North Korean man, woman, and child will be free.

Our support for the North Korean people matters now more than ever

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