E372

Victim
Religious or belief association
  • Christianity
Gender
Withheld
Age range
Withheld
Reason for deprivation of liberty
  • Contact with religious persons
  • Other
  • Possessing religious items
  • Religious activities in China
Violations experienced
  • Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
  • Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
Forms of torture experienced
  • N/A
Status
Death in custody
Brief summary

The victim (E372) was a member of a group of 30 North Koreans who were arrested at the Dandong Harbour Wharf. E445’s bible was found by the Chinese police. Unnamed Chinese officials beat this victim and members of the group when no one confessed to owning the bible. The victim, along with the other members, was transferred to Dandong border detention centre for interrogation for a known period. They were then transferred to North Pyongan Provincial MSS detention center and underwent an invasive internal cavity search. The victim was transferred to North Hamgyong Provincial MSS detention centre. The victim died in custody.

Identity of perpetrating organisations
Location of Violation
Year of violation 1
  • 2001
Group of victims
Yes
Number of victims in group
30
Witness URN
W65
Geolocation of violations

Latitude: 40.093832

Longitude: 124.388092

Geolocation of violations (linked Victim)
Dandong Border Detention Centre
North Pyongan Provincial MSS Detention Centre
Document URN
D95