The Chinese authorities are holding five North Koreans, Kim Kwang-ho, his wife Kim Ok-shil, their daughter, and two other relatives Kim Song-il and Kim Son-hye in a detention facility in the city of Yanji, Jilin province, north-eastern China.

 

So, Amnesty International is promoting people to send petitions to the Chinese authorities regarding to contents below:

 

- Call on the authorities not to forcibly repatriate Kim Kwang-ho, Kim Ok-shil, their daughter and their relatives, Kim Song-il and Kim Son-hye.

- Urge them to let Kim and his family travel to South Korea, or seek asylum in China and other countries.

- Call on them to provide Kim and his family access to the UNHCR.

 

This petition should be sent by August 30th, 2013.

 

Please go to the website below for detailed information.