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- Responsible to organisation
- Ministry of Public Security
- Geolocation
- 41° 25′ 14″ N, 128° 11′ 21″ E
- Responsible to organisation
- Ministry of People's Security
- Responsible to organisation
- Ministry of State Security
- Geolocation
- 41° 47′ 57″ N, 129° 46′ 34″ E
- Responsible to organisation
- Other North Korean organisation
- Geolocation
- 41° 47′ 24″ N, 129° 46′ 5″ E
- Responsible to organisation
- Ministry of State Security
- Geolocation
- 41° 49′ 59″ N, 129° 43′ 49″ E
- Responsible to organisation
- Ministry of People's Security
- Geolocation
- 42° 12′ 35″ N, 129° 45′ 14″ E
- Responsible to organisation
- Ministry of People's Security
- Religious or belief association
- Protestantism
- Gender
- Male
- Age range
- Unknown
- Criminal charges
- Contact with religious persons
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary arrest, Execution
- Status
- Executed
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Ministry of People's Security
- Locations of violations
- Chongjin Sunam market
- Religious or belief association
- Protestantism
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 60-69
- Criminal charges
- Religious activities in China, Sharing religious beliefs
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary arrest, Arbitrary detention, Refoulement
- Status
- Transferred to further penal facility
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Ministry of People's Security, Ministry of Public Security
- Locations of violations
- Nongpo MPS holding centre
- Name of perpetrator retained?
- No
- Nationality
- North Korean
- Gender
- Male
- Rank
- Private
- Age range
- 30-39
- Violations perpetrated
- Torture or sustained physical assault, Verbal abuse
- Condensed summary
The perpetrator (E3) is a male aged in his 20s in 2004. He had a slim build and was 160cm tall. He wore 1 epaulet on one shoulder and 1 epaulet on the collar. Neither epaulet had a star. The perpetrator kicked E312 in the stomach and struck E312's body. He verbally abused E312 by calling her “Bitch” and used other sexually degrading verbal abuse. The perpetrator was witnessed by E312 physically and verbally assaulting other victims. Certain information is withheld for the victim’s safety.
- Association with organisation
- Ministry of People's Security
- Locations of violation perpetrated
- Nongpo MPS holding centre
- Victims of violation
- E4
- Religious or belief association
- Protestantism
- Gender
- Male
- Age range
- 30-39
- Criminal charges
- Possessing religious items
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary arrest, Execution
- Status
- Executed
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Ministry of People's Security
- Locations of violations
- Hyesan Market
- Religious or belief association
- Protestantism
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- Unknown
- Criminal charges
- Contact with religious persons, Religious activities in China
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary arrest, Arbitrary detention, Arbitrary imprisonment
- Status
- Incarcerated
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Ministry of State Security
- Locations of violations
- Onsong County MSS pre-trial detention centre
- Religious or belief association
- Protestantism
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 40-49
- Criminal charges
- Contact with religious persons, Possessing religious items, Religious activities in China, Sharing religious beliefs
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary arrest, Arbitrary detention, Torture or sustained physical assault
- Status
- Unknown
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Ministry of State Security
- Locations of violations
- Onsong County MSS pre-trial detention centre
- Religious or belief association
- Protestantism
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 40-49
- Criminal charges
- Contact with religious persons, Possessing religious items, Sharing religious beliefs
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary arrest, Arbitrary detention, Arbitrary imprisonment, Torture or sustained physical assault
- Status
- Unknown
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of State Security
- Locations of violations
- Onsong County MSS pre-trial detention centre
- Religious or belief association
- Protestantism
- Gender
- Male
- Age range
- 40-49
- Criminal charges
- Attending a place of worship, Religious activities in China
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary arrest, Arbitrary detention, Refoulement
- Status
- Unknown
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Ministry of State Security
- Locations of violations
- Kyongwon County MSS Office
- Group of victims
- Yes
- Age ranges for group of victims
- 40-59
- Number of victims in group
- 6
- Name of perpetrator retained?
- Yes
- Nationality
- North Korean
- Gender
- Male
- Violations perpetrated
- Forced abortion
- Condensed summary
The perpetrator (E10) is a named male doctor who induced an abortion of E348 in Kyongwon County Hospital at a named date in 2008. Certain information is withheld for the safety of the victim’s family.
- Association with organisation
- Other North Korean organisation
- Locations of violation perpetrated
- Kyongwon County Hospital
- Victims of violation
- E348
- Religious or belief association
- Protestantism
- Gender
- Male
- Age range
- 50-59
- Criminal charges
- Attending a place of worship, Religious practice
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary imprisonment, Execution
- Status
- Executed
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Ministry of People's Security
- Locations of violations
- Chongori long-term re-education camp No.12
- Religious or belief association
- Protestantism
- Gender
- Male
- Age range
- Unknown
- Criminal charges
- Religious activities in China, Religious practice
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary arrest, Arbitrary detention, Refoulement
- Status
- Unknown
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Ministry of State Security
- Locations of violations
- North Hamgyong Provincial MSS pre-trial detention centre
- Religious or belief association
- Protestantism
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 30-39
- Criminal charges
- Religious practice
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary arrest, Arbitrary detention, Short duration physical assault, Verbal abuse
- Status
- Unknown
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Ministry of State Security
- Locations of violations
- Kyongwon County MSS Office
- Religious or belief association
- Protestantism
- Gender
- Male
- Age range
- 40-49
- Criminal charges
- Possessing religious items, Sharing religious beliefs
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary arrest, Arbitrary detention, Arbitrary imprisonment, Short duration physical assault
- Status
- Unknown
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Ministry of State Security
- Locations of violations
- Hyesan City MSS pre-trial detention centre, Ryanggang Provincial MSS pre-trial detention centre
- Name of perpetrator retained?
- Yes
- Nationality
- North Korean
- Gender
- Male
- Age range
- 50-59
- Violations perpetrated
- Arbitrary interrogation, Short duration physical assault
- Condensed summary
The perpetrator (E15) is a named male aged in his 50s in 2007. He was a ranking official at Ryanggang Provincial Prosecution Bureau and has since been promoted to a known rank in a known location. The perpetrator oversaw the interrogation of suspects suspected of shamanism and perpetrated violations against E448. The perpetrator conducted interrogations of E448 alone in a room between 01:00-02:00 for 15 days. When E448 denied an allegation, the perpetrator physically struck the victim and yanked their hair. Certain information is withheld for the safety of the victim’s family.
- Association with organisation
- Other North Korean organisation
- Locations of violation perpetrated
- Ryanggang Provincial Prosecution Office
- Name of perpetrator retained?
- Yes
- Nationality
- North Korean
- Gender
- Male
- Rank
- Captain (Taewi)
- Age range
- 40-49
- Violations perpetrated
- Sexual violence
- Condensed summary
The perpetrator (E16) is a named male aged in his 40s in 2007. The perpetrator undertook sexually assault. The perpetrator was a ranking official at Ryanggang Provincial MPS pre-trial detention centre. Certain information is withheld for the safety of the victim’s family.
- Association with organisation
- Ministry of People's Security
- Locations of violation perpetrated
- Ryanggang Provincial MPS pre-trial detention centre
- Religious or belief association
- Protestantism
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- Unknown
- Criminal charges
- Other , Religious activities in China, Sharing religious beliefs
- Violations experienced
- Abduction in foreign territory, Arbitrary arrest, Arbitrary detention
- Status
- Unknown
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Ministry of State Security
- Locations of violations
- Ryanggang Provincial MSS holding centre
- Religious or belief association
- Protestantism
- Gender
- Male
- Age range
- 0-10
- Criminal charges
- Religious practice
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary arrest
- Status
- Unknown
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Ministry of State Security
- Group of victims
- Yes
- Age ranges for group of victims
- Unknown
- Number of victims in group
- 6
- Religious or belief association
- Shamanism
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- Unknown
- Criminal charges
- Religious practice
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary arrest, Arbitrary detention, Forced abortion
- Status
- Released from all facilities
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Ministry of People's Security