Prisons in North Korea - Wikipedia
WEBPrisons in North Korea (often referred to by Western media and critics as "North Korean gulags") have conditions that are unsanitary, life-threatening and are comparable to historical concentration camps.
Torture, forced abortions and insects for food: Life inside North ... - CNN
WEBMar 23, 2023 · North Korea has long faced claims of torture and abuse in its political prison camps, known as “kwalliso”.
North Korea's prisons: How harsh are conditions? - BBC
WEBJun 14, 2017 · There is no doubt that North Korea treats its prisoners harshly. When outsiders are arrested, they are often sentenced to hard labour, and that's exactly what it is - compounded by the severe...
North Korea: Horrific Pretrial Detention System
WEBOct 19, 2020 · (Seoul) – The North Korean pretrial detention and investigation system is arbitrary and lacks any semblance of due process, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Former...
North Korea's gulag camps: a horror "without any parallel in the ... - Vox
WEBOct 27, 2014 · North Korea operates four enormous labor camps for political prisoners — sprawling, city-sized facilities in the country’s frigid and mountainous north. Most inmates are sent for life as...
Kaechon internment camp - Wikipedia
WEBKaechon Internment Camp (Korean: 개천 제14호 관리소, also spelled Kae'chŏn or Gaecheon) is a labor camp in North Korea for political prisoners and descendants of alleged criminals. The official name for the camp is Kwan-li-so (Penal-labor colony) No. 14. The camp is commonly known as Camp 14.
North Korean Prisons: Report Details Crimes Against Humanity | TIME
WEBDec 12, 2017 · P olitical prisoners in North Korea’s gulag-like penal system have been systematically tortured, raped, and executed for transgressions as minor as digging for edible plants, according to a...
Inside a North Korean prison for defectors - BBC
WEBMar 28, 2022 · Inside a North Korean prison for defectors. From beatings to forced abortions, a new investigation has shed more light on human rights violations in North Korean prisons. Non-profit...
UN Finds Torture, Forced Labor Still Rampant in North Korean Prisons
WEBFeb 9, 2021 · The report, by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, found that North Korea currently engages in torture, wrongful imprisonment, and forced hard labor under exceptionally...
Beatings and forced abortions: Life in a North Korea prison
WEBMar 27, 2022 · Reality Check: North Korea's secretive prison system. How harsh is prison in North Korea? North Korea's sidelined human rights crisis