Victim NP-0044

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.