Yeonmi park, a north korean defector and human rights activist, spoke at utah valley university about her journey out of north korea, her experience at columbia university and what it means to be free. Yeonmi park’s story has captured the world’s attention, raising many questions about her experiences and the truth behind her remarkable journey North korea is unimaginable, says human rights activist yeonmi park, who escaped the country at the age of 13 Sharing the harrowing story of her childhood, she reflects on the fragility of. Yeonmi park is a north korean defector and human rights activist She escaped the brutal kim dictatorship as a teenager only to fall victim to sex trafficking in china, before escaping to south korea by walking across the gobi desert.
But at the age of 13, she and her family made a daring escape to china in search of a life free of tyranny. North korean defector yeonmi park is becoming a leading voice of oppressed people around the world through her writing, speaking and work as a director at the human rights foundation.
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