Ascom MSS Closed Detention Facility
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Border Security Command
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Border Security Command is responsible for patrolling the northern border region. Guards may search and arrest individuals on the spot if there is a suspicion of their having crossed, or intending to cross, the border without authorisation. As far as cases related to religious freedom violations are concerned, these guards do not play a specialised role but have been documented as arresting and subjecting those who are caught in possession of Bibles to torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment. Where there is a need for further investigation and processing of an individual after an arrest, suspects are handed over to other enforcement authorities by Border Security Command.
Chagang Provincial MPS Detention Centre
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Changbai Border Detention Centre
- Responsible to organisation
- Geolocation
- 41° 25′ 14″ N, 128° 11′ 21″ E
Chongjin City MPS Labour Training Centre
- Responsible to organisation
Chongjin City MSS Detention Centre
- Responsible to organisation
- Geolocation
- 41° 47′ 57″ N, 129° 46′ 34″ E
Chongjin City Sunam District MPS Precinct
- Responsible to organisation
Chongjin City Sunam Market
- Responsible to organisation
- Geolocation
- 41° 47′ 24″ N, 129° 46′ 5″ E
Chongjin Susong Political Prison Camp (No.25)
- Responsible to organisation
- Geolocation
- 41° 49′ 59″ N, 129° 43′ 49″ E
Chongori Re-education Camp (No.12)
- Responsible to organisation
- Geolocation
- 42° 12′ 35″ N, 129° 45′ 14″ E
Chungsan Re-education Camp (No.2)
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Dunhua City Public Security Bureau
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E1
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Male
- Age range
- Unknown
- 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
- Geolocation of violations
- Chongjin City Sunam Market: 41° 47′ 24″ N, 129° 46′ 5″ E
E2
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 60-69
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Religious activities in China
- Sharing religious beliefs
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Transferred to further penal facility
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Geolocation of violations
- North Hamgyong Provincial MPS Holding Centre: 41° 44′ 17″ N, 129° 43′ 22″ E
E3
- Name of perpetrator retained?
- No
- Nationality
- North Korean
- Gender
- Male
- Violations perpetrated
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
- Association with organisation
- Rank
- Private (Byongsa)
- Age range
- 30-39
- Condensed summary
The perpetrator (E3) is a male aged in his 20s in 2004. He had a slim build and was 160cm tall. He wore 1 epaulet on one shoulder and 1 epaulet on the collar. Neither epaulet had a star. The perpetrator kicked E312 in the stomach and struck E312's body. He verbally abused E312 by calling her “Bitch” and used other sexually degrading verbal abuse. The perpetrator was witnessed by E312 physically and verbally assaulting other victims. Certain information is withheld for the victim’s safety.
- Victims of violation
- Geolocation of violations perpetrated
- North Hamgyong Provincial MPS Holding Centre: 41° 44′ 17″ N, 129° 43′ 22″ E
E4
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Male
- Age range
- 30-39
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Possessing religious items
- Violations experienced
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Fair Trial
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Denial of Right to Life
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Executed
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Identity of perpetrators
- Geolocation of violations
- Hyesan Market: 41° 23′ 56″ N, 128° 9′ 50″ E
E5
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- Unknown
- 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
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Detained
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Geolocation of violations
- Onsong County MSS Detention Centre: 42° 57′ 34″ N, 129° 59′ 16″ E
E6
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 40-49
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Contact with religious persons
- Possessing religious items
- Religious activities in China
- 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
- Geolocation of violations
- Onsong County MSS Detention Centre: 42° 57′ 34″ N, 129° 59′ 16″ E
E8
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 40-49
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Contact with religious persons
- Possessing religious items
- 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
- Geolocation of violations
- Onsong County MSS Detention Centre: 42° 57′ 34″ N, 129° 59′ 16″ E
E9
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Male
- Age range
- 40-49
- 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
- Forms of torture experienced
- N/A
- Status
- Unknown
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Group of victims
- Yes
- Age ranges for group of victims
- 40-59
- Number of victims in group
- 6
E10
- Name of perpetrator retained?
- Yes
- Nationality
- North Korean
- Gender
- Male
- Violations perpetrated
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Forced Abortion
- Withheld
- Association with organisation
- Condensed summary
The perpetrator (E10) is a named male doctor who induced an abortion of E348 in Kyongwon County Hospital at a named date in 2008. Certain information is withheld for the safety of the victim’s family.
- Victims of violation
- Geolocation of violations perpetrated
- Kyongwon County Hospital: 42° 48′ 32″ N, 130° 11′ 60″ E
E11
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Male
- Age range
- 50-59
- 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
- Executed
- Identity of perpetrating organisations
- Geolocation of violations
- Chongori Re-education Camp (No.12): 42° 12′ 35″ N, 129° 45′ 14″ E
E12
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Male
- Age range
- Unknown
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- 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
- Geolocation of violations
- North Hamgyong Provincial MSS Detention Centre: 41° 47′ 48″ N, 129° 47′ 54″ E
E13
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Female
- Age range
- 30-39
- 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
E14
- Religious or belief association
- Christianity
- Gender
- Male
- Age range
- 40-49
- Reason for deprivation of liberty
- Possessing religious items
- 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
- Geolocation of violations
- Hyesan City MSS Detention Centre: 41° 24′ 14″ N, 128° 10′ 52″ ERyanggang Provincial MSS Detention Centre: 41° 23′ 41″ N, 128° 11′ 5″ E
E15
- Name of perpetrator retained?
- Yes
- Nationality
- North Korean
- Gender
- Male
- Violations perpetrated
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief
- Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment
- Association with organisation
- Age range
- 50-59
- Condensed summary
The perpetrator (E15) is a named male aged in his 50s in 2007. He was a ranking official at Ryanggang Provincial Prosecution Bureau and has since been promoted to a known rank in a known location. The perpetrator oversaw the interrogation of suspects suspected of shamanism and perpetrated violations against E448. The perpetrator conducted interrogations of E448 alone in a room between 01:00-02:00 for 15 days. When E448 denied an allegation, the perpetrator physically struck the victim and yanked their hair. Certain information is withheld for the safety of the victim’s family.
- Geolocation of violations perpetrated
- Ryanggang Provincial Prosecution Office: 41° 23′ 56″ N, 128° 10′ 33″ E