E305

Victim
Religious or belief association
  • Shamanism
Gender
Female
Age range
60-69
Reason for deprivation of liberty
  • Religious practice
Violations experienced
  • Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
  • Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
Forms of torture experienced
  • N/A
Length of detention
3-5 years
Status
Detained
Brief summary

The victim (E305) was a female in her 60s in 2019. The victim was arrested for shamanistic practice by MPS officers following the announcement of a Directive titled, ‘Arrest all fortune tellers’. The victim was sentenced to a known term of imprisonment in Kaechon re-education camp No.1. Certain information is withheld for the victim’s safety.

Identity of perpetrating organisations
Location of Violation
Year of violation 1
  • 2019
Family arrested?
No
Witness URN
W96
Geolocation of violations

Latitude: 39.70834

Longitude: 125.924081

Geolocation of violations (linked Victim)
Kaechon Re-education Camp (No.1)
Document URN
D109