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<p>We acknowledge recent reports that China has started forcibly repatriating North
Korean escapees to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). We emphasise
directly to the Chinese authorities that they should not be detaining and forcefully
repatriating North Korean refugees. The UK is also raising awareness of this issue
at the UN. At both the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur for the
Human Rights Situation in North Korea on 24 October, and the 17 August UN Security
Council meeting on the human rights situation in the DPRK, the UK called on all states
to abide by the principle of non-refoulement.</p>
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