Refugees contributor: Phil Robertson Phil Robertson is deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch. Follow him on Twitter @Reaproy https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/phil-robertson/rss en North Korean Refugees Trapped by China’s Expanding Dragnet Crises & Conflicts Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:22:50 +0000 Phil Robertson https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/09/18/north-korean-refugees-trapped-by-chinas-expanding-dragnet https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/09/18/north-korean-refugees-trapped-by-chinas-expanding-dragnet Amid international attention on Pyongyang’s missile tests, there is another life-threatening crisis emanating from North Korea that few are watching. Human Rights Watch’s Phil Robertson documents China’s increasing detention and return of North Korean refugees.