Radio Free Asia says the U.S. government has granted refugee status to a North Korean escapee who will arrive in the U.S. this month.

A total of 92 North Korean escapees have received U.S. recognition as refugees and have settled in the U.S. since the North Korean Human Rights Act was enacted in 2004.

The U.S. government-sponsored broadcaster added that two other North Korean escapees are also expected to arrive in the U.S. from Thailand soon.

The North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 is an upgraded version of the North Korean Freedom Act of 2003.

Co-sponsored by 16 members of Congress, the human rights act was passed by the Senate on September 28th, 2004 and by the House of Representatives on October fourth.

President George W. Bush signed the act into law two weeks later.

The act aims to improve human rights conditions in North Korea, provide aid to North Korean people in need, and protect North Korean refugees.