"But it is not that difficult. I mean, Mr. Shin--you can see the burns on his body."
"Why isn't it time to implode this regime or put the kind of pressure that, in the past, worked on bringing down other regimes?"
"I think it was a real tragedy that George Bush, who cared and actually met with defectors..."
"China must conform to international norms and allow these refugees safe passage to the Republic of Korea, or grant them immediate asylum."
"This is an emergency. The Chinese Government is set to repatriate many North Korean refugees, so there is an urgency to this hearing."
"The severe physical abuse that is visited on those who are simply suspected or accused of not being in step with the regime..."
"Royce, Hon. Edward, a U.S. Representative from California; Member, Congressional-Executive Commission on China."
"It is time for the United Nations to step up and stop writing just short comments and commentaries on this."
"Seventy-five percent of these refugees are women. Up to 90 percent, according to some sources, end up being trafficked."
"It's because, despite its international obligations, China does not follow that international law and it forcibly repatriates North Korean refugees."
"I passed a resolution here. I have written to 200 parliamentarians, 62 different countries that are part of our International Parliamentarian Coalition on North Korean Refugees and Human Rights."