On Thursday, they sued North Korea over the death of their son, Otto Warmbier. Fred Warmbier accompanied Pence as part of the U.S. delegation to the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, in February. The Trump administration placed the North on the state-sponsors-of-terrorism list in November, opening the door for the Warmbiers’ lawsuit. Three Americans remain in captivity in North Korea, and Trump has said his administration is working to secure their release. “We can never have a normal relationship with North Korea unless the human rights issues are addressed,” said Cha, now a Korea expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Source: Washington Post April 26, 2018 19:02 UTC