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Name of facility	Date added	Date modified	Template	Gender	Age range	Religious or belief association	Reason for deprivation of liberty	Violations experienced	Forms of torture experienced	Status	Identity of perpetrating organisations	Identity of perpetrators	Group of victims	Geolocation of violations
E275	Aug 25, 2020	Oct 25, 2021	Victim	Female	Unknown	Christianity	Attending a place of worship Religious activities in China Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Unknown	Ministry of Public Security		Yes
E269	Aug 25, 2020	Jun 2, 2022	Victim	Male	50-59	Christianity	Attending a place of worship Religious activities in China Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment	Deprivation of medical assistance	Death in custody	Ministry of People's Security Ministry of Public Security Ministry of State Security			Kaechon Re-education Camp (No.1): 39° 42′ 30″ N, 125° 55′ 27″ E
E32	Aug 26, 2020	Oct 25, 2021	Victim	Female	Unknown	Shamanism	Possessing religious items Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Released from all facilities	Ministry of People's Security Ministry of State Security
E36	Aug 26, 2020	Jun 2, 2022	Victim	Male	50-59	Christianity	Contact with religious persons Other	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Detained	Ministry of State Security			Kimjongsuk (Sinpa) County MSS Office: 41° 24′ 55″ N, 127° 46′ 37″ E
E37	Aug 26, 2020	Oct 25, 2021	Victim	Female	30-39	Christianity	Contact with religious persons Possessing religious items Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Released from all facilities	Ministry of State Security
E441	Aug 30, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	Victim	Female	50-59	Christianity	Religious activities in China	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment	Beating with fists or feet Electrocution Verbal abuse	Released from all facilities	Ministry of People's Security Ministry of Public Security Ministry of State Security	E231		Longjing Border Detention Centre: 42° 26′ 16″ N, 129° 45′ 16″ E Hoeryong City MPS Detention Centre: 41° 44′ 17″ N, 129° 43′ 22″ E North Hamgyong Provincial MPS Holding Centre: 42° 26′ 16″ N, 129° 45′ 19″ E
E115	Aug 30, 2020	Jun 2, 2022	Victim	Female	50-59	Christianity	Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Detained	Ministry of People's Security			Chongori Re-education Camp (No.12): 42° 12′ 35″ N, 129° 45′ 14″ E
E357	Aug 30, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	Victim	Female	40-49	Christianity	Attending a place of worship Religious activities in China Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Released from all facilities	Ministry of People's Security Ministry of Public Security Ministry of State Security			Dandong Border Detention Centre: 42° 26′ 16″ N, 129° 45′ 16″ E North Pyongan Provincial MPS Holding Centre: 40° 5′ 38″ N, 124° 23′ 17″ E
E111	Aug 30, 2020	Jun 2, 2022	Victim	Male	40-49	Christianity	Attending a place of worship Religious activities in China Religious practice Sharing religious beliefs	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Fair Trial Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Detained	Ministry of Public Security Ministry of State Security			Onsong County MSS Detention Centre: 42° 57′ 34″ N, 129° 59′ 16″ E
E356	Aug 30, 2020	Oct 25, 2021	Victim	Male	40-49	Christianity	Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Released from all facilities	Ministry of Public Security
E353	Aug 31, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	Victim	Male	40-49	Christianity	Contact with religious persons Religious activities in China	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief Refoulement	N/A	Released from all facilities	Ministry of State Security			Changchun Chubei Penal Facility: 42° 57′ 34″ N, 129° 59′ 16″ E
E51	Aug 31, 2020	Oct 25, 2021	Victim	Female	60-69	Christianity	Arrest based on informant Contact with religious persons	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Deceased	Military Security Command
E445	Aug 25, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	Victim	Female	60-69	Christianity	Possessing religious items Religious activities in China Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment	Deprivation of medical assistance	Released from all facilities	Ministry of People's Security Ministry of Public Security Ministry of State Security			Dandong Border Detention Centre: 41° 47′ 48″ N, 129° 47′ 54″ E North Hamgyong Provincial MSS Detention Centre: 40° 5′ 38″ N, 124° 23′ 17″ E
E434	Aug 25, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	Victim	Male	50-59	Christianity	Attending a place of worship Religious activities in China Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Fair Trial Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief Refoulement Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment	Beating with fists or feet Beating with object Deprivation of food Deprivation of sleep Positional torture Repeated actions of standing and sitting Squat jumps Suspension Waterboarding	Released from all facilities	Ministry of Public Security Ministry of State Security	E272		Changbai Border Detention Centre: 41° 25′ 14″ N, 128° 11′ 21″ E Hyesan City MSS Detention Centre: 41° 24′ 14″ N, 128° 10′ 52″ E Kaechon Re-education Camp (No.1): 39° 42′ 30″ N, 125° 55′ 27″ E Hyesan City MPS Detention Centre: 41° 23′ 44″ N, 128° 9′ 52″ E
E139	Aug 25, 2020	Oct 25, 2021	Victim	Female	30-39	Christianity	Arrest based on informant Attending a place of worship Religious activities in China Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Released from all facilities	Ministry of State Security			Ryanggang Provincial MSS Holding Centre: 41° 24′ 14″ N, 128° 10′ 52″ E
E151	Aug 25, 2020	Oct 25, 2021	Victim	Female	40-49	Shamanism	Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Unknown	Ministry of People's Security
E149	Aug 26, 2020	Oct 25, 2021	Victim	Female	60-69	Shamanism	Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Detained	Ministry of People's Security Other North Korean organisation			Sinuiju City MPS Office: 40° 6′ 7″ N, 124° 23′ 40″ E
E145	Aug 26, 2020	Jun 2, 2022	Victim	Female	50-59	Shamanism	Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Unknown	Ministry of State Security			Ryanggang Provincial MSS Detention Centre: 41° 23′ 41″ N, 128° 11′ 5″ E
E154	Aug 26, 2020	Oct 25, 2021	Victim	Female	40-49	Shamanism	Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Released from all facilities	Ministry of People's Security			Sinuiju City MPS Office: 40° 6′ 7″ N, 124° 23′ 40″ E
E228	Aug 26, 2020	Jun 9, 2022	Victim	Female	60-69	Shamanism	Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment	Beating with object	Released from all facilities	Ministry of People's Security	E229		Hyesan City MPS Detention Centre: 41° 23′ 44″ N, 128° 9′ 52″ E Hyesan City Yonpung-dong MPS Precinct: 41° 25′ 43″ N, 128° 12′ 47″ E Hyesan City Chun-dong MPS Labour Training Centre: 41° 22′ 55″ N, 128° 10′ 24″ E
E443	Aug 26, 2020	Oct 25, 2021	Victim	Female	60-69	Shamanism	Arrest based on informant Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Released from all facilities	Ministry of People's Security	E229		Hyesan City Yonpung-dong MPS Precinct: 41° 25′ 43″ N, 128° 12′ 47″ E
E99	Aug 27, 2020	Jun 2, 2022	Victim	Female	50-59	Christianity	Contact with religious persons Religious activities in China	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment	Beating with fists or feet Beating with object Deprivation of medical assistance Forced genital examination Ingestion of polluted food Open bathrooms Verbal abuse	Released from all facilities	Ministry of People's Security Ministry of Public Security Ministry of State Security	E214		North Pyongan Provincial MSS Holding Centre: 40° 4′ 41″ N, 124° 26′ 25″ E Kyongsong County MPS Detention Centre: 40° 5′ 38″ N, 124° 23′ 17″ E
E213	Aug 27, 2020	Jun 2, 2022	Victim	Male	20-29	Christianity	Attending a place of worship Possessing religious items Religious activities in China Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment	Beating with fists or feet Forced genital examination Open bathrooms Prolonged restraint Verbal abuse	Unknown	Ministry of People's Security Ministry of Public Security Ministry of State Security			Longjing Border Detention Centre: 41° 44′ 17″ N, 129° 43′ 22″ E North Hamgyong Provincial MPS Holding Centre: 42° 57′ 34″ N, 129° 59′ 16″ E Onsong County MSS Detention Centre: 42° 26′ 16″ N, 129° 45′ 19″ E Hoeryong City MSS Detention Centre: 41° 46′ 5″ N, 129° 44′ 17″ E
E349	Aug 30, 2020	Oct 25, 2021	Victim	Female	30-39	Christianity	Possessing religious items	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment	Beating with fists or feet Deprivation of sleep Needle poke under fingernails	Released from all facilities	Ministry of State Security
E350	Aug 30, 2020	Oct 25, 2021	Victim	Male	40-49	Christianity	Contact with religious persons	Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment	N/A	Released from all facilities	Ministry of State Security
E133	Aug 30, 2020	Oct 25, 2021	Victim	Female	50-59	Shamanism	Contact with religious persons Religious practice	Withheld	N/A	Unknown	Workers' Party of Korea
E352	Aug 31, 2020	Jun 8, 2022	Victim	Male	40-49	Christianity	Contact with religious persons Religious activities in China	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment	Beating with fists or feet Deprivation of food Deprivation of medical assistance Electrocution Forced genital examination Prolonged restraint Waterboarding	Released from all facilities	Ministry of State Security			Onsong County MSS Detention Centre: 42° 57′ 34″ N, 129° 59′ 16″ E
E56	Aug 31, 2020	Oct 25, 2021	Victim	Female	60-69	Shamanism	Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment	Prolonged restraint	Unknown	Korean People's Army
E369	Oct 15, 2020	Oct 25, 2021	Victim	Female	Unknown	Christianity	Attending a place of worship Religious activities in China Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Unknown	Ministry of Public Security		Yes
E370	Oct 15, 2020	Oct 25, 2021	Victim	Female	Unknown	Christianity	Attending a place of worship Religious activities in China Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Unknown	Ministry of Public Security		Yes

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