E139
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 30-39
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Arrest based on informant
- Attending a place of worship
- Religious activities in China
- Religious practice
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Released from all facilities
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Geolocation of violations
- Ryanggang Provincial MSS Holding Centre: 41° 24′ 14″ N, 128° 10′ 52″ E
E141
- Religious or belief association
- Shamanism
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 11-19
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Religious practice
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Released from all facilities
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
E147
- Religious or belief association
- Shamanism
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 50-59
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Possessing religious items
- Religious practice
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Fair Trial
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Unknown
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Geolocation of violations
- North Pyongan Provincial Grand Theatre Square: 40° 5′ 55″ N, 124° 23′ 30″ E
E148
- Religious or belief association
- Shamanism
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 50-59
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Religious practice
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Unknown
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
E149
- 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
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Detained
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Geolocation of violations
- Sinuiju City MPS Office: 40° 6′ 7″ N, 124° 23′ 40″ E
E154
- Religious or belief association
- Shamanism
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 40-49
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Religious practice
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Released from all facilities
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Geolocation of violations
- Sinuiju City MPS Office: 40° 6′ 7″ N, 124° 23′ 40″ E
E218
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 30-39
- 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
- Status
- Unknown
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Geolocation of violations
- North Pyongan Provincial MSS Detention Centre: 40° 5′ 38″ N, 124° 23′ 17″ E
E219
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 50-59
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Religious activities in China
- Religious practice
- Sharing religious beliefs
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Unknown
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Group of victims
- Yes
- Geolocation of violations
- North Pyongan Provincial MSS Detention Centre: 40° 5′ 38″ N, 124° 23′ 17″ E
E223
- Religious or belief association
- Shamanism
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 50-59
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Religious practice
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Released from all facilities
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Geolocation of violations
- Hyesan City MSS Detention Centre: 41° 24′ 14″ N, 128° 10′ 52″ E
E439
- 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
- Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
- Forms of torture experienced
- Beating with fists or feet
- Beating with object
- Ingestion of polluted food
- Open bathrooms
- Repeated actions of standing and sitting
- Suspension
- Verbal abuse
- Status
- Released from all facilities
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Geolocation of violations
- Ryanggang Provincial MPS Detention Centre: 41° 23′ 45″ N, 128° 10′ 48″ ERyanggang Province Border Security Command Holding Centre: 41° 23′ 41″ N, 128° 11′ 5″ ERyanggang Provincial MSS Detention Centre: 41° 48′ 21″ N, 128° 19′ 49″ E
E226
- Name of perpetrator retained?
- Yes
- Nationality
- North Korean
- Gender
- Female
- Violations perpetrated
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Fair Trial
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Association with organisation
- Age range
- 50-59
- Condensed summary
The perpetrator (E226) is a named female aged in her 50s in 2011. The perpetrator is an attorney and disregarded due process and national law to argue that E439 be imprisoned for religious crimes.
- Victims of violation
E212
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 30-39
- 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
- Status
- Executed
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
E26
- Religious or belief association
- Shamanism
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 40-49
- 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 fists or feet
- Status
- Unknown
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Identity of perpetrators
- Geolocation of violations
- Hyesan City MPS Detention Centre: 41° 23′ 44″ N, 128° 9′ 52″ E
E30
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- Unknown
- 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
- Unknown
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
E228
- 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
- Status
- Released from all facilities
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Identity of perpetrators
- Geolocation of violations
- Hyesan City MPS Detention Centre: 41° 23′ 44″ N, 128° 9′ 52″ EHyesan City Yonpung-dong MPS Precinct: 41° 25′ 43″ N, 128° 12′ 47″ EHyesan City Chun-dong MPS Labour Training Centre: 41° 22′ 55″ N, 128° 10′ 24″ E
E260
- Name of perpetrator retained?
- No
- Nationality
- North Korean
- Gender
- Female
- Violations perpetrated
- Abduction in Foreign Territory
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Association with organisation
- Age range
- 40-49
- Condensed summary
The perpetrator (E260) is a female in her 40s in 2015. The perpetrator is a North Korean civilian. The perpetrator assisted the abduction of E437 in Shenyang and speaks fluent Mandarin. During the abduction of E437, the perpetrator informed MSS officials stationed in Sinpa County MSS detention centre of the location of the victim by phone.
- Victims of violation
- MSS informant?
- Yes
E257
- Name of perpetrator retained?
- Yes
- Nationality
- North Korean
- Gender
- Female
- Violations perpetrated
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Refoulement
- Association with organisation
- Age range
- 40-49
- Condensed summary
The perpetrator (E257) was a named female in her 40s in 2016. The perpetrator was a civilian and an MSS informant assigned to an ethnic-Korean church in Shenyang, China. The perpetrator reported E437 to MSS officials for attending church and residing in China. The perpetrator was later arrested and refouled and now resides in a known dwelling in a known location in North Korea.
- Victims of violation
- MSS informant?
- Yes
E250
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 40-49
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Possessing religious items
- Violations experienced
- Denial of Right to Life
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Executed
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Geolocation of violations
- Hyesan Airfield: 41° 22′ 41″ N, 128° 12′ 19″ E
E46
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 30-39
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Contact with religious persons
- Religious activities in China
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
- Forms of torture experienced
- Deprivation of medical assistance
- Status
- Death in custody
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Geolocation of violations
- Chongjin Susong Political Prison Camp (No.25): 41° 49′ 59″ N, 129° 43′ 49″ E
E440
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 60-69
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Possessing religious items
- Religious practice
- Sharing religious beliefs
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Released from all facilities
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Geolocation of violations
- Ryanggang Provincial MSS Holding Centre: 41° 24′ 14″ N, 128° 10′ 52″ E
E438
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 70-79
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Attending a place of worship
- Religious activities in China
- 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 fists or feet
- Deprivation of sleep
- Deprivation of use of a toilet
- Ingestion of polluted food
- Verbal abuse
- Status
- Released from all facilities
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Geolocation of violations
- Tumen Border Detention Centre: 42° 59′ 7″ N, 129° 50′ 22″ EOnsong County MPS Detention Centre: 42° 57′ 35″ N, 129° 59′ 11″ E
E308
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 11-19
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Attending a place of worship
- Religious activities in China
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
- Forms of torture experienced
- Deprivation of medical assistance
- Status
- Released from all facilities
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Group of victims
- Yes
- Geolocation of violations
- Pukchong County MSS Detention Centre: 42° 57′ 35″ N, 129° 59′ 11″ EOnsong County MPS Detention Centre: 42° 59′ 7″ N, 129° 50′ 22″ E
E238
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 20-29
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Religious activities in China
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
- Forms of torture experienced
- Verbal abuse
- Status
- Detained
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Identity of perpetrators
- Geolocation of violations
- Chongjin Susong Political Prison Camp (No.25): 41° 49′ 59″ N, 129° 43′ 49″ ENorth Hamgyong Provincial MSS Detention Centre: 41° 47′ 48″ N, 129° 47′ 54″ E
E241
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 50-59
- 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
- Status
- Released from all facilities
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Geolocation of violations
- North Hamgyong Provincial MSS Holding Centre: 41° 46′ 5″ N, 129° 44′ 17″ E
E130
- Religious or belief association
- Shamanism
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 40-49
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Religious practice
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Released from all facilities
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
E128
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- Unknown
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Possessing religious items
- Religious practice
- Sharing religious beliefs
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Released from all facilities
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Geolocation of violations
- Ryanggang Provincial MSS Holding Centre: 41° 24′ 14″ N, 128° 10′ 52″ E
E366
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- Unknown
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Attending a place of worship
- Religious activities in China
- Religious practice
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Unknown
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Group of victims
- Yes
E401
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 30-39
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Attending a place of worship
- Religious practice
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Detained
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Group of victims
- Yes
- Geolocation of violations
- Chongjin Susong Political Prison Camp (No.25): 41° 49′ 59″ N, 129° 43′ 49″ ENorth Pyongan Provincial MSS Detention Centre: 40° 5′ 38″ N, 124° 23′ 17″ E
E413
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 40-49
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Attending a place of worship
- Religious practice
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Detained
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Group of victims
- Yes
- Geolocation of violations
- Chongjin Susong Political Prison Camp (No.25): 41° 49′ 59″ N, 129° 43′ 49″ ENorth Pyongan Provincial MSS Detention Centre: 40° 5′ 38″ N, 124° 23′ 17″ E
E414
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 40-49
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Attending a place of worship
- Religious practice
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Detained
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Group of victims
- Yes
- Geolocation of violations
- Chongjin Susong Political Prison Camp (No.25): 41° 49′ 59″ N, 129° 43′ 49″ ENorth Pyongan Provincial MSS Detention Centre: 40° 5′ 38″ N, 124° 23′ 17″ E