A new report says thousands of North Korean women and girls are being forced to into marriages and sex slavery in China. An investigation by London-based non-profit Korea Future Initiative KFI conducted first-hand interviews over two years with 45 survivors and victims of sexual violence. The report estimates that up to ,00 North Koreans have fled into mainland China, mostly female. The report found that cybersex trafficking is increasingly in demand. KFI found that girls as young as nine years old were forced to perform sex acts in front of webcams live-streaming to paying customers, some of whom are believed to be South Korean men.
The U. State Department also reported that girls and young women were being exploited by traffickers who sold them into forced marriages, domestic servitude and prostitution in its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices on North Korea. Write to Amy Gunia at amy. By Amy Gunia May 22, Related Stories. Most Popular Stories 1. Sign Up for Our Newsletters Sign up to receive the top stories you need to know now on politics, health and more.
