Over 6,000 female defectors 'returned' to N Korea
In a report to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, North Korea has revealed that a total of 6,473 female defectors "repatriated" to the country between 2005 and 2016. The report claimed that the women were not punished on their return to the country. Notably, over 1,000 North Koreans defect to South Korea every year.