E433

Victim
Religious or belief association
  • Christianity
Gender
Female
Age range
40-49
Reason for deprivation of liberty
  • Contact with religious persons
Violations experienced
  • Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
  • Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
Forms of torture experienced
  • N/A
Length of detention
1-12 months
Status
Released from all facilities
Brief summary

The victim (E433) is a named female. The victim was arrested and detained at Hyesan City MSS detention centre in 2009. The victim was arrested owing to a family member’s arrest for possession of a bible. The victim was detained for a known period and then transferred to North Pyongan Provincial MSS pre-trial detention centre and was interrogated. Certain information is withheld for the safety of the victim’s family.

Identity of perpetrating organisations
Location of Violation
Year of violation 1
  • 2009
Family arrested?
Yes
Witness URN
W44
Geolocation of violations

Latitude: 40.093832

Longitude: 124.388092

Geolocation of violations (linked Victim)
North Pyongan Provincial MSS Detention Centre
Hyesan City MSS Detention Centre
Document URN
D47