Hea Woo, a
North Korean refugee and Christian, gave a graphic and powerful account of her
time inside a North Korean labour camp - where torture and beatings are
routine.
"Sometimes we had soup with nothing in it, just full of dirt," said Hea Woo. "In some places whole families were put into camps. They separated the men from the women...the guards told us that we are not human beings, we are just prisoners, so we don't have any right to love...Even if people died there, they didn't let the family members outside know. "
Speaker Jan Vermeer, a former journalist, said: "One in four [North Korean] Christians may be in a prison camp."
He issued this challenge to the packed room: "I think we are part of their story and we have each been given one chapter in history to write. What will your chapter be?"
Read a full report of the meeting on our website »
"Sometimes we had soup with nothing in it, just full of dirt," said Hea Woo. "In some places whole families were put into camps. They separated the men from the women...the guards told us that we are not human beings, we are just prisoners, so we don't have any right to love...Even if people died there, they didn't let the family members outside know. "
Speaker Jan Vermeer, a former journalist, said: "One in four [North Korean] Christians may be in a prison camp."
He issued this challenge to the packed room: "I think we are part of their story and we have each been given one chapter in history to write. What will your chapter be?"
Read a full report of the meeting on our website »
"I'm stunned and horrified by what has
been shared today," said one MP. "How can we do more to
help?" Open Doors.
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