[시론] Controversy over abductees of human rights and the human rights dilemma

"The North has the intention to defeat him." The National Human Rights Commission of Korea has decided to investigate the case of the defections of employees before the 29th of last month. The press conference of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in North Korea was an opportunity. "I came to Korea because I do not know where some of my employees are going," he said, "if the kidnapping was against their own doctors, they should be considered a crime. -speaker of the Ministry of Unification has reaffirmed its position in the usual briefing, saying, "We know that employees are free to enter Korea."

The controversy began when Jung Hwa Gyung , restaurant manager Ryu Kyung, who took over the employees during the JTBC interview in May, insisted that "employees do not choose to go to Korea for free". At the time, a woman appeared on the show and said she wanted to send her back to North Korea, which fueled controversy over whether the National Intelligence Service was planning to beat North Korea following the general elections of April 13, 2016. An attorney The democratic society immediately complained to the prosecution for violation of the NIS law and for arresting and imprisoning four people, including Lee Byung-ho, head of the National Intelligence Service.

Some argue that if the truth is thoroughly revealed and the government's error reveals it, the person responsible should be severely punished and the desperate worker should be sent back to North Korea. However, it should be said that the Ministry of Unification has its own reasons and reasons for maintaining the existing position that they have entered the country with freedom. I wonder if the investigation of the prosecution is appropriate in this kind of situation or if it will cause unnecessary conflict. Going to the National Commission for Human Rights can also violate the principle of "complementarity".

First, a person eager to return to North Korea as a sincere employee would have been released from the free society as Korea for more than two years it's an issue. Adequate administrative and judicial procedures have already been put in place to clarify the case for two years. Mindy asked the NIS to interview the workers immediately after their arrival. The NIS gave an opportunity to interview the 13 North Korean refugees who were staying at the North Korean Refugee Protection Center in May 2016, an outside lawyer sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foreign.

As a result, none of them wanted to return to North Korea, and not everyone wanted to see Minbyeon's lawyers for the safety of their family members and their personal safety. However, Min-bye filed an administrative complaint against the court to allow employees to be questioned, and legal action was brought against the employees for the relief of their recruits on the pretext that they were being detained in detention centers. All of these claims were dismissed and both cases were finalized in March 2017 and January 2018 respectively. In addition, the NIS Reform and Development Committee, which the Moon Jae-in government put in place last June for the so-called liquidation of abolition, has not found the NIS illegally kidnapped by the NIS.

The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in North Korea should listen to his comments on human rights issues. But its mission is to investigate and report on the "human rights situation in North Korea," and "if the North Korean authorities are complying with international norms and standards". human rights issues ".

In addition, North Korea continues to escape and insists on the kidnapping and incentives of its employees.With the reunification of separated families, ask them if they want to return to North Korea will lead to a "human rights crisis" and a dilemma. This is a possible situation. If one investigates the voluntary evasion of North Korean defectors, it is quite possible that the lives of North Korean family members of North Korean defectors who left the northern authorities -coreans under the pretext of forced kidnapping puts their lives in danger. On the other hand, it is not legal to regard North Korea as an illegal organization under the Constitution and the National Security Act, given the fact that the claim of the abducted employees was different from that of two years ago. Even if they send them, the rest of the family risks becoming a rebel who has betrayed the real country.

The refugee society in South Korea is agitated now that this repatriation controversy is being transferred to itself. They know better than anyone the seriousness of the human rights violations caused by the forced north movement led by the Chinese authorities. However, if the "Korean version of the North Korean repatriation crisis" takes place in Korea, it will be considered a nightmare. While it is important to clarify the truth, a cautious approach is urgent as it can lead to another human rights crisis.

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