9 Institute for North Korean Studies at Dongguk University focused on human rights violations arising in the course of refugees’ escape from North Korea. On the other hand, the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (2009)6, the Korean Bar Association (2008)7 , and Good Friends (2007) 8 have further specified instances of human rights violations in their research. The Database Center for North Korean Human Rights, in its study of the human rights situation in North Korea, analyzed instances of human rights violations by extending its scope to and specifying 16 areas, e.g. the right to life, the dignity of the human person and the right to liberty, the right to existence, the right to health, the right to leave any country and the right to freedom of residence, the right to freedom of conscience and expression, and the right to reproduce. The Korean Bar Association classified and analyzed human rights abuses under sub-themes such as the right to food, torture and degrading treatment, the right to freedom of religion and conscience, arbitrary detention, camps for political prisoners, and involuntary disappearances. The organization Good Friends employed seven areas as categories, including the right to food, the right to livelihood activities, the right to health care, women’s rights, children’s rights, etc., and carried out analysis of these. Although the majority of situation studies and research on North Korea and human rights that were conducted by institutions and groups dealt with the human rights of North Korean women, so far no research has studied the human rights of women as an independent research topic. Furthermore, most research – the Research Institute of Peace Studies (2005) constitutes an exception among the studies introduced above – only looks at human rights abuses occurring within North Korea. Therefore, the problem of human rights violations that arise while fleeing from North Korea, subsequent to this flight, and when taking up residence in third countries, as well as when finally settling down in South Korea, presents a topic that requires future research. 6 Database Center for North Korean Human Rights. 2009. White Paper on Human Rights in North Korea. Seoul: Database Center for North Korean Human Rights. 7 Bar Association. 2008. White Paper on Human Rights in North Korea. Seoul: Bar Association. 8 Good Friends. 2007. Changes in North Korean Society and Human Rights. Seoul: Good Friends.