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LiNK tracked down former Korean Minister of Unification Park Jae Kyu at
a posh Seoul hotel and asked him about his work with regards to North
Korean human rights. Mr. Park proceeded to evade most questions with
vague and diplomatic answers.
Finally, LiNK members asked him simply: "Our banners read that 6.5
million North Koreans are now without regular rations. That more than
200,000 North Koreans suffer in a network of over 12 political prison
camps. That thousands of North Koreans in China are in hiding and in
danger of repatriation. Can you at least tell us that these statistics
are true?"
Mr. Park responded, "I have never seen these things with my own eyes."
Mr. Park is today President of Kyungnam University, which features one
of the leading schools on North Korean studies in Korea. The fact that
he would not even confirm the very existence of concentration camps
which have been attested to by survivors, former guards, thousands of
refugees and satellite pictures was enormously disappointing, but not
surprising.
LiNK continued with special symposiums at Koryo and Sogang University.
LiNK also met yesterday with former Korean president Kim Young Sam, and
participated in an hour long discussion on how to effect political
change in South Korea, and President Kim's experiences with North Korea.
Project Sunshine delegates were then joined by LiNK's Seoul Dance Team,
which participated in some of the exciting urban outreach efforts.
LiNK also visited the Shinchon area, and the Yonsei campus.
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| | Posted 5/23/2006 10:50 AM
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