Your Excellency, My name is Shin In-Geun (Shin Dong-Hyuk). My father is Shin Gyung-Seup. Approximately two years ago my father appeared in a video that was publically released by your government. The last time I saw my father was before escaping. Then a decade later I was able to see him from that video footage. I felt so relieved to see him alive. However, knowing he suffers because of me brings me such heartache. If there is any crime that I have committed it is having been born into a political prison camp and then escaping. But for a child who is separated from his parents, missing them, and wanting to meet them again is only normal. And it’s only natural for a parent to want to see the child they love. I think it’s a basic understanding of family/ parental rights. Nobody should be able to prevent or stop that desire to meet. I am therefore appealing to the government of the DPRK to allow me to meet my father. I request your assistance in conveying this request to the government in Pyongyang. I also request your assistance to deliver the enclosed letter to my father. I truly hope that the DPRK does not deny this request of mine. My small wish for a son, Shin In-Geun to meet his father Shin Gyung-Seup would sincerely be appreciated. I respectfully request, on a humanitarian level, the approval of the DPRK government to allow a helpless father and his son to reunite. With appreciation in advance, Yours sincerely, Shin Dong-Hyuk (Son of Shin Gyung-Seup)