E312
Victim- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 50-59
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Religious activities in China
- 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 (E312) is a named female who was arrested in China and detained in Tumen border detention centre. The victim practised Christianity at a church in a named location in China. The victim was refouled with up to 30 prisoners to Onsong County MSS detention centre. The victim was ordered to undo her hair, put her hands above her head, and to squat 300 times. She was sexually assaulted by 2-3 male MSS officers who performed an invasive internal cavity search of her vagina and anus. The victim was repeatedly struck on her head over a known period of days. The victim and the victim’s family were not informed of the reason for her arrest. The victim was interrogated for a known and significant number of days and forced to repeatedly write statements relating to churches and South Korean nationals. The victim did not confess of her attendance at a church in China and was transferred to Onsong County MPS labour training centre and later to Nongpo MPS holding centre. Details are withheld for the victim’s safety.
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Location of Violation
- Year of violation 1
- 2004
- Family arrested?
- No
- Witness URN
- W1
- Geolocation of violations
Latitude: 42.98534
Longitude: 129.839517
- Geolocation of violations (linked Victim)
- Tumen Border Detention CentreOnsong County MSS Detention CentreOnsong County MPS Labour Training CentreNorth Hamgyong Provincial MPS Holding Centre
- Document URN
- D1