Washington, April 29 -- Representative Young Kim issued the following press release:
Today, House Foreign Affairs East Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee Chair Young Kim (CA-40) hosted the 23rd annual North Korea Freedom Week Roundtable, joining 11 North Korean defectors to shed light on the regime's ongoing human rights abuses and the urgent need to support those seeking freedom.
Participants shared firsthand accounts of the brutal conditions, systemic repression, and constant surveillance faced by the North Korean people. Their testimonies underscored the moral urgency for Congress to act and made clear why lawmakers must pass the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2025, Chairwoman Kim's legislation to reauthorize and stre...