E437

Victim
Religious or belief association
  • Christianity
Gender
Female
Age range
40-49
Reason for deprivation of liberty
  • Arrest based on informant
  • Attending a place of worship
  • Religious activities in China
  • Religious practice
Violations experienced
  • Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
  • Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
  • Refoulement
  • Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Forms of torture experienced
  • Beating with fists or feet
  • Beating with object
  • Deprivation of sleep
  • Verbal abuse
Length of detention
1-12 months
Status
Released from all facilities
Brief summary

The victim (E437) is a named female. The victim was forcibly abducted at a known time and in a known location in China and re-entered North Korea. Certain information is withheld for the safety of the victim’s family.

Identity of perpetrating organisations
Location of Violation
Year of violation 1
  • 2015
Year of violation 2
  • 2016
Family arrested?
No
Witness URN
W68
Geolocation of violations

Latitude: 41.394814

Longitude: 128.184839

Geolocation of violations (linked Victim)
Kimjongsuk (Sinpa) County MSS Detention Centre
Document URN
D92