A/HRC/WGEID/117/1
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Standard procedure
38.
The Working Group transmitted 16 cases to the Government concerning:
(a)
Taebong Kim, allegedly arrested from Gangwon-do on 5 August 1950 by
members of the Korean People’s Army;
(b)
Youngchuk Park, allegedly abducted from Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on 2 June
1950 by members of the Korean People’s Army;
(c)
Inwon Yoon, allegedly abducted from Jongno-gu, Seoul, in July 1950 by
members of the Korean People’s Army;
(d)
Jong-mu Do, allegedly abducted from navy vessel I-2 in the Yellow Sea on 5
June 1970, by individuals from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;
(e)
Hyo-geun Yang, allegedly abducted from the fishing boat Gilyong-ho in open
water of the Yellow Sea on 22 January 1966 by individuals from the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea;
(f)
Hyo-geun Yang, allegedly abducted from the fishing boat Gilyong-ho in open
water of the Yellow Sea on 22 January 1966 by individuals from the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea;
(g)
Jong-sik Lee, allegedly abducted from Chunseong-gun, Gangwon-do, on 20
September 1950 by police officers from the Internal Affairs Bureau of the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea;
(h)
Soon-geon Kim, allegedly abducted from Seongbuk-gu District, Seoul, on 7
August 1950 by Internal Security agents of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;
(i)
Seong-bok Choi, allegedly abducted from the vessel Manbok, in Goseonggun District, Gangwon, on 10 July 1968 by officers of the Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea;
(j)
Eung-kwon Kim, allegedly abducted from a boat near the Fishery Boundary
Line on 2 July 1968 by crew members of a small armed ship of the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea;
(k)
Hong-gyun Kim, allegedly abducted from the vessel Daeseong-ho off the
coast of Sokcho on 23 May 1968 by officers of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;
(l)
Jong-yun Lee, allegedly abducted from the vessel Boseung 2 near
Baekryeong Island, Republic of Korea, on 20 March 1964 by soldiers of the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea;
(m) Yang-su Park, allegedly abducted from the vessel Odaeyang 61-ho in the
Yellow Sea near the Northern Limit Line by individuals from the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea;
(n)
Sang-jun Kim, allegedly abducted from the vessel Haeyang-ho, near the
Fishery Boundary Line, on 3 November 1967 by officers of the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea;
(o)
Tae-gil Park, allegedly abducted from the vessel Boseung 2 near Baekryeong
Island, Republic of Korea, on 20 March 1964 by soldiers of the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea;
(p)
Yeong-jun Choi, allegedly abducted from the vessel Myeongdeok-ho, near
the Fishery Boundary Line, on 20 November 1965 by officers of the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea.
39.
In accordance with its methods of work, the Working Group also transmitted a copy
of six of the case files to the Government of the Republic of Korea and a copy of one of the
case files to the Government of China.
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