We work with North Korean escapees to recover, rebuild, and succeed

Since 2018, we have worked alongside escapees as they build a new life. Together we focus on wellbeing, language skills for the future, and access to education.

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Our Impact in 2025

974

one-to-one appointments delivered

We supported 155 families in the community through tailored one-to-one casework.

community members participated in groups

With a variety of activities, such as wellbeing sessions, workshops and social events.

postgraduate applicants supported in education

Our education and scholarship programme helped applicants progress towards university.

221

community members supported with systems-change

Through advocacy and systems-change work improving access to vital public services.

POLICY NOTE

Barriers to Healthcare Services

SEPTEMBER 2026

New research · Policy note

Understanding Barriers to Healthcare Services for North Korean Escapees and Migrant Populations in the UK

North Korean escapees in the UK report intersecting barriers to healthcare use, particularly language barriers, structural exclusion, and limited health system literacy.

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The human rights crisis

This urgent, yet under-reported human rights crisis is harming 25 million North Koreans right now.

Headlines across the world focus on nuclear proliferation in North Korea, yet hundreds of thousands of North Koreans are currently detained in penal facilities, thousands are being exploited in forced labour conditions, and millions in the country have their rights to freedom of thought, conscience, religion, association, movement, and opinion violated.

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25 million

North Koreans are harmed by this human rights crisis right now.

30,000+

North Koreans have left the country to secure food, liberty, and happiness around the world.