45 examine epistemological perspectives and ways to approach North Korean human rights. ② On 17th of June 2009 a round-table was held with North Korean refugee examiner Kim XX of the National Intelligence Service on ‘North Korean refugee women’s flight process, conditions of sojourn in third countries, and screening experiences’. In the round-table talk the research team was given deep insights into the main routes and means of women’s flight from North Korea via China and other third countries, the level of risk, problems arising in the course of settlement, diplomatic treatment of these issues, etc. The research team also learned about the psychological state of North Korean refugees etc. as perceived through the experiences of a long-standing examiner. ③ When the research team visited Hanawon for conducting the survey study, a round-table talk with teachers directly responsible for the education of North Korean refugees was held. The meeting allowed us to learn about North Korean refugee women’s mentality and attitude towards life, about their difficulties, etc. through the experiences the teachers gained in the course of the education programme. We heard various views especially on the need for psychological treatment of the traumas North Korean refugee women had suffered in the flight process, as well as on the life experiences and psychological conflicts North Korean refugee women encounter in the course of their resettlement in South Korea. (6) Research forums After the start of the research project, the research team held monthly research forums (5 altogether) in which all researchers participated. ① Discussion of the overall research process and distribution of work (15th April) ② Discussion of problematic points in existing fact-finding studies on North Korean human rights and tasks for problem-solving (15th May)