U.S. lawmakers have formally requested a meeting with the U.N. to address the situation of North Korean refugees in China, amid concerns that they could soon be forcibly repatriated to the DPRK. 

On Wednesday, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) — a bipartisan commission to monitor human rights in China — issued a letter to U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Volker Türk and the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi, requesting an urgent meeting. 

“We would like to request either an online or in-person meeting with both of you, either jointly or separately, to discuss the further