urgently needed in addition to effective measures for the eradication of dating violence and protection of victims. [18] Support for Female North Korean Defectors (List of Issues 11, 17) 74. Although there is no exact figure reported on female North Korean defectors, it was found that many of them have experienced sexual violence in the process of moving from North Korea to China, from China to the third country and from the third country to Korea. However, their experience of sexual violence even takes place during the resettlement in Korea not only in the process of moving here. According to the fact-finding survey on the violation of female North Korean refugees’ human rights in the process of leaving North Korea and resettlement conducted by the NHRCK in 2009, their experience of sexual violence in those periods leaves a physical and emotional trauma as well as difficulties to settle in Korea due to the lack of proper treatment21. 75. The Government designated healthy family support centers and domestic violence/sexual violence counseling centers in areas where many female North Korea refugees live as counseling and psychological therapy centers to in its efforts to handle their experience of sexual violence. In order for this measure to be effective, their recognition of and access to organizations related to female North Korean defectors should be considered. Female North Korean refugees lack knowledge and information on how to handle the matter and even are not clearly aware of the concept of the crime since they were not educated in North Korea. The priority to be considered in devising measures for their sexual violence experiences is to conduct proper training on sexual violence. 76. According to research (2016) conducted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, 16.5% of the respondents answered that they have received training on prevention of sexual harassment and sexual violence while 74% responded that 21 National Human Rights Commission of Korea (2009)「Fact-finding Survey on the Violation of Female North Korean Refugees’ Human Rights in the Process of Leaving North Korea and Resettlement」