E228

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
  • Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
Forms of torture experienced
  • Beating with object
Length of detention
1-12 months
Status
Released from all facilities
Brief summary

The victim (E228) was a named female in her 60s. The victim is a shaman and was arrested and detained for shamanistic practices at Hyesan City MPS detention centre. The victim was physically assaulted at Hyesan City MPS detention centre with a wooden club by an MPS official. The victim was charged and sentenced to imprisonment at the Hyesan city MPS labour training centre in Chun-dong. The victim was arrested on known further occasions and was imprisoned at a labour training centre. Certain information is withheld for the victim’s safety.

Identity of perpetrating organisations
Location of Violation
Year of violation 1
  • 2009
Year of violation 2
  • 2010
Year of violation 3
  • 2011
Year of violation 4
  • 2016
Family arrested?
No
Witness URN
W89
Additional witnesses
  • W91
  • W95
Geolocation of violations

Latitude: 41.395618

Longitude: 128.164338

Geolocation of violations (linked Victim)
Hyesan City MPS Detention Centre
Hyesan City Yonpung-dong MPS Precinct
Hyesan City Chun-dong MPS Labour Training Centre
Document URN
D78