Gender: Female
Perpetrator: North Korea
Religion or Belief: Shamanism
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Victim NP-0054
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Victim NP-0054 is detained for her religious activity.
In 1992, Ministry of People's Security officials arrested NP-0054 for her adherence to shamanism. Authorities placed her on public trial and arrested her family.
Gender: Female
Perpetrator: North Korea
Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: Yes
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Victim NP-0044
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Victim NP-0044 is detained for her religious activity.
In 2008, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0044 for attending an underground Christian church and trying to escape to the United States. Authorities confined her in Ryanggang Provincial MSS Holding Center.
During detention, authorities removed her from her cell for daily beatings, leaving bruises on her face.
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: North Korea
Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other
Current Status: Not Released
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Victim NP-0039
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Victim NP-0039 is detained for his religious activity.
In 2008, Ministry of State Security officials detained NP-0039 for being in contact with religious persons. Authorities charged him with religious crimes and subjected him to extended detention.