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Unique Reference Number	Date added	Template	Religious or belief association	Gender	Age range	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
E281	Aug 25, 2020	Victim	Shamanism	Female	40-49	Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Unknown	Ministry of People's Security Ministry of State Security			Hoeryong City MPS Detention Centre: 42° 26′ 16″ N, 129° 45′ 16″ E Hoeryong City MSS Detention Centre: 42° 26′ 16″ N, 129° 45′ 19″ E
E445	Aug 25, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Female	60-69	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
E436	Aug 25, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Female	40-49	Religious activities in China	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief Refoulement	N/A	Released from all facilities	Ministry of Public Security Ministry of State Security Other North Korean organisation	E273 E277		Dunhua City Public Security Bureau: 42° 59′ 7″ N, 129° 50′ 22″ E Tumen Border Detention Centre: 42° 57′ 34″ N, 129° 59′ 16″ E Onsong County MSS Detention Centre: 41° 47′ 38″ N, 129° 47′ 24″ E
E269	Aug 25, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Male	50-59	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
E139	Aug 25, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Female	30-39	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
E148	Aug 26, 2020	Victim	Shamanism	Female	50-59	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	Victim	Shamanism	Female	60-69	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
E213	Aug 27, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Male	20-29	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
E99	Aug 27, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Female	50-59	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
E437	Aug 27, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Female	40-49	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 Refoulement Torture or Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment	Beating with fists or feet Beating with object Deprivation of sleep Verbal abuse	Released from all facilities	Ministry of State Security Other Chinese organisation			Kimjongsuk (Sinpa) County MSS Detention Centre: 41° 23′ 41″ N, 128° 11′ 5″ E
E441	Aug 30, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Female	50-59	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
E308	Aug 27, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Female	11-19	Attending a place of worship Religious activities in China	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		Yes	Pukchong County MSS Detention Centre: 42° 57′ 35″ N, 129° 59′ 11″ E Onsong County MPS Detention Centre: 42° 59′ 7″ N, 129° 50′ 22″ E
E111	Aug 30, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Male	40-49	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	Victim	Christianity	Male	40-49	Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Released from all facilities	Ministry of Public Security
E365	Oct 15, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Female	Unknown	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
E366	Oct 15, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Female	Unknown	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
E434	Aug 25, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Male	50-59	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
E151	Aug 25, 2020	Victim	Shamanism	Female	40-49	Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Unknown	Ministry of People's Security
E439	Aug 26, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Female	40-49	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 Beating with object Ingestion of polluted food Open bathrooms Repeated actions of standing and sitting Suspension Verbal abuse	Released from all facilities	Border Security Command Ministry of State Security Other North Korean organisation			Ryanggang Provincial MPS Detention Centre: 41° 23′ 45″ N, 128° 10′ 48″ E Ryanggang Province Border Security Command Holding Centre: 41° 23′ 41″ N, 128° 11′ 5″ E Ryanggang Provincial MSS Detention Centre: 41° 48′ 21″ N, 128° 19′ 49″ E
E352	Aug 31, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Male	40-49	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
E305	Aug 25, 2020	Victim	Shamanism	Female	60-69	Religious practice	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Detained	Ministry of People's Security			Kaechon Re-education Camp (No.1): 39° 42′ 30″ N, 125° 55′ 27″ E
E14	Aug 25, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Male	40-49	Possessing religious items Sharing religious beliefs	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Unknown	Ministry of State Security			Hyesan City MSS Detention Centre: 41° 24′ 14″ N, 128° 10′ 52″ E Ryanggang Provincial MSS Detention Centre: 41° 23′ 41″ N, 128° 11′ 5″ E
E275	Aug 25, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Female	Unknown	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
E145	Aug 26, 2020	Victim	Shamanism	Female	50-59	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
E241	Aug 27, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Female	50-59	Contact with religious persons	Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty Denial of Freedom of Religion or Belief	N/A	Released from all facilities	Ministry of Public Security Ministry of State Security			North Hamgyong Provincial MSS Holding Centre: 41° 46′ 5″ N, 129° 44′ 17″ E
E51	Aug 31, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Female	60-69	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
E353	Aug 31, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Male	40-49	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
E368	Oct 15, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Female	Unknown	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
E369	Oct 15, 2020	Victim	Christianity	Female	Unknown	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	Victim	Christianity	Female	Unknown	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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