b ly ▁rep atri ating ▁North ▁Korean ▁refuge es ; ▁she ▁went ▁on ▁hung er ▁strike ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Se oul ▁and ▁was ▁hospital ized ▁after ▁f ain ting ; ▁once ▁she ▁recovered ▁she ▁res umed ▁her ▁efforts ▁to ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁about ▁North ▁Korean ▁human ▁rights ▁issues . ▁In ▁April , ▁during ▁a ▁speech ▁at ▁an ▁event ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁Korean - American ▁Fre edom ▁League , ▁Park ▁critic ized ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Association ▁for ▁Peace ▁and ▁Justice , ▁question ing ▁its ▁silence ▁on ▁the ▁pl ight ▁of ▁North ▁Korean ▁refuge es ▁and ▁arg uing ▁that ▁the ▁Left ' s ▁anti - American ism ▁was ▁dist ract ing ▁from ▁much ▁more ▁serious ▁issues : ▁" Def ectors ) ▁are ▁r uth lessly ▁being ▁killed , ▁so ▁how ▁can ▁you ▁remain ▁completely ▁silent ? ▁In ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Korea , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁wild fire ▁anti - American ▁movement , ▁but ▁they ▁never ▁make ▁a ▁single ▁critical ▁statement ▁against ▁China .” ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁election ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁National ▁Assembly ▁election ▁the ▁party ▁lost ▁all ▁but ▁five ▁of ▁its ▁ 1 8 ▁seats , ▁decl ining ▁to ▁the ▁fourth ▁position , ▁well ▁behind ▁the ▁left - lean ing ▁Un ified ▁Progress ive ▁Party ▁( which ▁gained ▁seats ). ▁Party ▁leader ▁Sim ▁D ae - py ung ▁announced ▁his ▁res ignation ▁after ▁the ▁party ' s ▁poor ▁performance . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁web ▁site ▁ ▁Category :