A Documentary by
Jim Butterworth, Lisa Sleeth, & Aaron Lubarsky
Film screening and letter writing campaign
Levine Science and Research Center (LSRC)
Love Auditorium (B101)
Parking & Directions
Auditorium Location
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From the Seoul Train website:
Today, there are an estimated 250,000 North Korean refugees living underground in China. They escaped a food crisis and other persecutions at home that have claimed the lives of approximately 3 million in the past 10 years. As the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) stands idly by, the Chinese Government—in direct violation of international laws to which it's a party—systematically arrests and forcibly repatriates hundreds of these refugees each month. Defecting from North Korea is a capital offense, and repatriated refugees face human rights abuses ranging from concentration camps and torture to forced abortion and summary executions.
SEOUL TRAIN also delves into the complex geopolitics behind this growing and potentially explosive humanitarian crisis. By combining vérité footage, personal stories and interviews with experts and government officials, SEOUL TRAIN depicts the flouting of international laws by major countries, the inaction and bureaucracy of the United Nations, and the heroics of activists that put themselves in harm's way to save the refugees.
North Korea Justice Testament (pdf)