Hi Yu-na, Hi Da-na,

It's 고모부. Tonight's bedtime story is from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," by L. Frank Baum. We love you and miss you always, and we can't wait to be with you again as soon as possible.

With love,

북극곰 고모부

(The Polar Bear Uncle)

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To all other parties:

On December 25, 2022, Yu-na and Da-na were abducted by their biological mother who does not have any legal (parental or custodial) rights. They were supposed to be back on Christmas day after visitation and were never returned, in defiance of multiple court decisions both then and since.

Unfortunately, for both our family and others, South Korea's legal system by and large does not treat such matters as criminal—let alone abuse—and offers no practical means of enforcement despite court orders demanding the return of Da-na and Yu-na.

To find out more about this fight for human rights, please use the links below—which include the stories of other families with cases similar to our own:

https://www.youtube.com/@november13

https://www.youtube.com/@bringbryanback

https://youtu.be/QMOIGLrIxo4

http://broadcast.tvchosun.com/broadcast/program/8/C201700093.cstv

https://www.state.gov/release-of-the-2023-annual-report-on-international-parental-child-abduction/#:~:text=The%202023%20Annual%20Report%20on%20International%20Child%20Abduction%20(IPCA)%20cites,and%20the%20United%20Arab%20Emirates.

https://www.chosun.com/politics/politics_general/2023/03/24/DZKMR24AMZFFLHRFAZNJMVEYOM/

https://www.news1.kr/articles/1005226

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