I
have to do this because
this is not I'm speaking this the
people who wants to tell the world
but they must
say
North Korea is an unimaginable country
There is only one channel TV
There is a law in China
We aren't afraid to sing say will or think what you want
North Korea is only country in the world, but execute two people for making all motorists international phone calls
North Koreans are being terrorized today
when I was growing up in North Korea,
I Never saw anything about love stories between men and women no books no songs no press
no movies about love stories
There is no Romeo and juliet every story was propaganda to prey on lashes
about the King dictators
I Was born in 1993 and I was abducted at birth
Even before I knew the world
freedom or human rights
North Koreans are desperately seeking and time for freedom at this moment
when I was nine years old
I saw my friend's mother publicly executed her crime watching a Hollywood movie
Expressing talked about the quickness of the regime can get three generations of a family imprisoned or executed
When I was four years old, I was awarded by my mother not to even whisper
Toppers and mice couldn't hear me
I admit it: I thought the North Korean dictator could read my mind.
My father died in China after we escaped, North Korea
I had to bury him, at 3 a.m in secret. I was 14 years old.
I couldn’t even cry. I was afraid to be sent back to North Korea.
The day I escaped North Korea, I saw my mother raped. The rapist was a Chinese broker.
He targeted me. I was 13 years old
There is a saying in North Korea
Women are weak, but mothers are strong.
My mother allowed herself to be raped in order to protect me
North Korean refugees
about 300,000 are vulnerable in China.
70% of no screaming and teenagers Girls
are being victimised, sometimes sold for as little as $200
We walked across the Gobi desert
following a compass, when that stopped working
we followed stars to freedom.
I felt only the stars were with us.
Mongolia was our freedom moment
death or dignity
Armed with knives, we were prepared to kill ourselves
if we were going to be sent back to North Korea.
We wanted to live as humans.
People often ask me: How can we help North Koreans?
There are many ways
but I would like to mention three, for now.
One
educate yourself so you can raise awareness
about the human rights crisis in North Korea.
Two
help and support North Korean refugees who are trying to escape to freedom.
three
petition China to stop repatriation. We have to shed light on the darkest place in the world.
It isn’t just North Korean human rights
it's our rights that the North Korean dictators have violated for seven decades.
We need governments around the world to put more pressure on China, to stop repatriation.
In particular, Chinese delegates of One Young World can play a part by speaking out.
North Korea is indescribable
No humans deserve to be oppressed just because of their birthplace.
We need to focus less on the regime and more on the people who are being forgotten.
One Young world
we are the ones who will make them visible.
Fellow delegates
please join me as we make this a global movement to free North Koreans.
When I was crossing the Gobi desert,
scared of dying,
I thought nobody in this world cared.
It seemed that only the stars were with me
But you have listened to my story. You have cared, thank you very much.
We're not Gonna go to the floor today