The walk of pain

Symbolic crossing: The scene near the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea, as around 30 international women activists crossed the heavily fortified inter-Korean border from North Korea into South Korea. — EPA

The recent North Korean Peace March by a few global women activists only deflected attention from the real suffering of the North Korean people, especially women, who have been killed, kidnapped and imprisoned for trying to make that long, dangerous march to freedom.

THE placards that welcomed them in Seoul said a lot: “Women Cross – Go to Hell,” “Peace Treaty, Fake Peace” and even “You are a tool of (picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un) ...