WAPO: Amid Trump’s diplomatic thaw, Otto Warmbier’s parents sue North Korea for having ‘brutally tortured and murdered’ their son
Legal action in federal court thrusts human rights into spotlight ahead of President Trump’s planned summit with Kim Jong Un, potentially complicating denuclearization talks.
Otto Warmbier’s family claims their son was treated abusively after being jailed by North Korean officials in Pyongyang. While in a coma, Warmbier was returned to the U.S; he died a few days later.
