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[Review] Liberty in North Korea
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- 2015-05-26
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SPEAKER: Amy Badenhorst
WRITER: Onyou Kim
CO-WRITER: Joey Nunez
DATE: May 23, 2015
Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) exists to help North Korean refugees achieve safety, receive education and help with their resettling into life either in the United States of America or in South Korea.
Amy Badenhorst, the GIC Talk Speaker, gave her thoughts and insights about what the program has provided, through videos, statistics and personal stories. Amy explained that LiNK is a non-political, non-government organization which desires to help all North Koreans.
According to one of the LiNK videos played, 24 million North Koreans are trying to simply survive in current prison-like conditions similar to Nazi Concentration Camps.
As for good news, at least 10,000 refugees have fled North Korea, because that number have sent over 10 million dollars for their family members, who are still living in North Korea, to make a better living for themselves.
Shin Dong-hyuk, a refugee who wrote the book: Escape from Camp 14, was the person who impressed Amy and led her to know about LiNK. “I have also learned about North Koreans through learning about LiNK. Why? I love South Korea so much,” Amy added. Shin’s book is available at the GIC Library.
During the final portion of the Q&A Session, Amy encouraged the audience to look up LiNK, as we as GIC Talk Writers recommend too. By sharing the following links about this organization, we all can help North Koreans escape safely and receive all the human rights he/she deserves to live successfully.
LiNK Website: http://www.libertyinnorthkorea.org/
LiNK Gwangju Chapter: https://www.facebook.com/gwangju.rescueteam?fref=ts
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