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A Note About Names as Represented in this Report
Chinese, Korean and Japanese traditional conventions dictate that the
surname precedes the given name, and this sequence has been followed in this
report for Chinese and Korean names. Korean names are generally of three syllables
and there is a great deal of individuality in how they are presented in English, in
terms of spelling, hyphenation, and capitalization. In keeping with the usage used
most consistently by other human rights groups, we have followed a particular
convention—Surname capitalized and first syllable of the given name capitalized,
set apart from the second syllable of the given name with a hyphen, and the second
syllable in lower case. For example, Choi Un-hee. This form is widely used in South
Korea, and seldom used in North Korea.
Because of the success of the Japanese movement in bringing cases of
abducted Japanese to the attention of the American press, many Japanese names
are familiar in a western style of presentation: Given name first, Surname second.
Megumi Yokota, for example, is a widely recognized name in the United States, as
are many other Japanese abductees, and American readers would have difficulty
recognizing the name Yokota Megumi (which is how she is most frequently referred
to in Japan). For Japanese names, therefore, we have followed the western sequence
for the English language version of this report (the Japanese language version will
use the sequence familiar in Japan).
Our objective is simply to present the names in the manner that they have
already become familiar to the widest population of analysts and advocates.
Table of Contents
9 Introduction
14 Chapter 1:
How People from other Countries Are Taken, and
Trapped in North Korea
34 Chapter 2:
Some Foreigners Entered North Korea of Their Own Free
Will But Also Found Themselves Trapped in Captivity
38 Chapter 3:
How Abductees Have Been Treated in North Korea
61 Chapter 4:
How the Regime Used Captive Foreigners
72 Chapter 5:
The Institutional Apparatus that Conducts Abductions
82 Chapter 6:
Those Left Behind Were Also Victims
100 Chapter 7:
The Legal Implications of North Korea’s Abductions
117 Chapter 8:
Conclusions and Recommendations
131 Quick Reference Guide to the Individuals Mentioned in this Report
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