E317

Victim
Religious or belief association
  • Christianity
Gender
Female
Age range
40-49
Reason for deprivation of liberty
  • Possessing religious items
Violations experienced
  • Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
  • Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
Forms of torture experienced
  • N/A
Status
Executed
Brief summary

The victim (E317) is a female in her 40s in 2005. The victim was arrested by the Amnok river for bringing a known and significant number of bibles into North Korea from China. The victim was executed by firing squad. Certain information is withheld for the safety of the victim’s family.

Identity of perpetrating organisations
Location of Violation
Year of violation 1
  • 2005
Witness URN
W56
Document URN
D93