The scores of North Korean women and girls who flee into China are vulnerable to repeated trafficking. sexual abuse. and exploitation. If they are pregnant when repatriated. they are routinely subjected to forced abortions by North Korean officials. often by vicious. physical beatings. Trying to sweep the refugee problem under the rug before the 2008 Olympics. China has dramatically raised the bounty that it pays for North Korean border crossers. and routinely repatriates refugees to North Korea where they are sure to face prison. torture. and sometimes even execution. In an attempt to deter escape. the North Korean regime has been stepping up its executions of people involved in border crossings. They execute them at public gatherings. where attendance by the local population. including children. is required. On February 20 of this year.
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