North Korean Human Rights Act – Refugee & Asylum Provisions
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2023-03-01 — North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2023: cross-connection with north-korean-refugee-repatriation-sanctions: Both stem from the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2023, which extends refugee/asylum provisions through FY2028 and adds sanctions authority targeting forced repatriation. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-11-07 — North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2025: HR5959 (North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2025) introduced to reauthorize existing statutory authorities and programs addressing human rights conditions in North Korea, including refugee/asylum-related provisions; referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (novelty: 2)