21 further conflict resolution, strive for the development of a human rights discourse and for concrete human rights practice 2) Policy proposals or means analysis in research by individual researchers Paek Youngok (2002) inquired into the situation of North Korean refugee women in China, using categories of sexual exploitation, wage exploitation, forced repatriation, etc. On this basis she formulated the following means to support North Korean refugee women. <Table 2-6> Paek Youngok’s (2002) policy proposals and means Human Rights situation of North Korean refugee women in China • • • Sexual exploitation Wage exploitation Forced repatriation to North Korea Policy proposals and means ► Efforts to secure refugee status for persons fleeing North Korea ► Efforts to stop forced repatriation to North Korea ► International public debates to stop punishment of North Korean refugees, humanitarian aid to North Korea ► Elimination of human trafficking and recognition of lawfulness of marriage ► Support for provisional shelters ► Collaborative activities with national women’s associations and international organizations Kim Taehyeon and Roh Chiyeong (2003) analyzed the lives of North Korean refugee women employing an approach of hermeneutic phenomenology; with regard to North Korean refugee women sojourning in China they suggested the following support measures: <Table 2-7> Kim Taehyeon’s and Roh Chiyeong’s (2003) measures to support North Korean refugee women Lives of North Korean refugee women in China Support measures

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