E397
Victim- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Withheld
- Age range
- Withheld
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Contact with religious persons
- Possessing religious items
- 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
- Indefinite
- Status
- Detained
- Brief summary
The victim (E397) was a member of a group of 30 North Koreans who were arrested at the Dandong Harbour Wharf. E445’s bible was found by the Chinese police. Unnamed Chinese officials beat this victim and members of the group when no one confessed to owning the bible. The victim, along with the other members, was transferred to Dandong border detention centre for interrogation for a known period. They were then transferred to North Pyongan Provincial MSS detention center and underwent an invasive internal cavity search. The victim was transferred to North Hamgyong Provincial MSS detention centre. The victim was sentenced to a political prison camp.
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Location of Violation
- Year of violation 1
- 2001
- Group of victims
- Yes
- Number of victims in group
- 30
- Witness URN
- W65
- Geolocation of violations
Latitude: 41.796626
Longitude: 129.798439
- Geolocation of violations (linked Victim)
- Dandong Border Detention CentreNorth Hamgyong Provincial MSS Detention Centre
- Document URN
- D95
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