The parents of Otto Warmbier said they were committed to tracking down and seizing the North Korean government's assets around the world to pressure the regime over its abysmal human rights record.
The parents of Otto Warmbier, the American student who died shortly after being released from North Korean detention, say they are on a"mission."
Otto Warmbier was detained in North Korea's capital in December 2015 while on a guided tour and was later accused by the regime of stealing a propaganda poster. The University of Virginia student suffered brain damage during his imprisonment in Pyongyang, the details of which are still unknown, and was eventually released by North Korea to the United States in June 2017 in a medical state called unresponsive wakefulness.
The parents have spoken at similar events, joining a community of families whose loved ones have fallen victim to the North Korean regime, including Japanese citizens who were abducted. Cindy Warmbier spoke in Washington, D.C., in May to support those families. Kim's regime is responsible for mass atrocities, including arbitrary killings, torture, forced disappearances, coerced abortions and notorious detention camps that have approximately 100,000 people imprisoned, according to the U.S. Department of State.
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