Disabled in North Korea killed at birth
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Life in North Korea is notoriously horrendous for many.
For those born with disabilities, they have little chance of survival, according to a report published Tuesday by a North Korean human rights group.
At a seminar hosted by the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB), an NGO based in Seoul, it was revealed that people with disabilities in North Korea are killed at birth, often by their parents, or sent for use in medical experiments at universities or "Hospital 83."
It's unclear where "Hospital 83" is located. "Many were aware of its existence but didn't know where it is," a researcher from the NKDB said.
The NKDB conducted comprehensive interviews with 100 defectors who lived in North Korea between 2010 and 2014 for the report on the monitoring of North Korea's implementation on United Nations Universal Periodic Review's recommendations.
Life in North Korea is notoriously horrendous for many.
For those born with disabilities, they have little chance of survival, according to a report published Tuesday by a North Korean human rights group.
At a seminar hosted by the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB), an NGO based in Seoul, it was revealed that people with disabilities in North Korea are killed at birth, often by their parents, or sent for use in medical experiments at universities or "Hospital 83."
It's unclear where "Hospital 83" is located. "Many were aware of its existence but didn't know where it is," a researcher from the NKDB said.
The NKDB conducted comprehensive interviews with 100 defectors who lived in North Korea between 2010 and 2014 for the report on the monitoring of North Korea's implementation on United Nations Universal Periodic Review's recommendations.
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