US HR358

Calls on North Korea to release any abducted foreign nationals, including Japanese citizens taken since the 1970s

Urges North Korea to return the remains of deceased abductees and provide information about what happened to them

Demands North Korea make appropriate restitution to abductees and their families

Calls for North Korea to issue an apology and permanently cease abduction activities

Notes that in October 2002, only 5 abductees were returned to Japan after 24 years of captivity, despite North Korea's September 2002 admission of the abductions