Thousands of North Korean women and girls are being trafficked and sold into sexual slavery in China, where many are sold as wives to Chinese men while others are forced into prostitution, a new report claims
The investigation, by the London-based Korea Future Initiative , includes shocking first-hand reports of girls as young as 12 being raped and women being forced to participate in cybersex for days without eating.Though female defectors have long been targets of human traffickers, the problem has been exacerbated in recent years due to what the reports claims is a spike in demand inside of China. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A 98-page report from Human Rights Watch published in November reached similar conclusions as the Korea Future Initiative regarding the risks female defectors face. The US State Department also acknowledged reports of violence against women defectors in its 2018 report on human rights practices in North Korea.The Korea Future Initiative's report took two years to compile, the group said.
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