Amnesty International's report on North Korea

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NORTH KOREA

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REPRESSION


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0ONTENT-INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 5

Background............................................................................................................... 6Methodology ............................................................................................................. 7

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INTRO('0TION

In Octoer /1-23 #+ne'ty Internat(onal co++(''(oned analy'(' o) 'atell(te (+age' o)

4ol(t(cal 4r('on ca+4 kwanliso-5 at %odok (n outh *a+gyong 4ro,(nce and kwanliso-6 at

*a'eong (n North *a+gyong 4ro,(nce. The (+age' 'ho that (n'tead o) heed(ng the gro(ng

call' )or clo'(ng (t' 4ol(t(cal 4r('on ca+4'3 re4re''(on y the North 8orean author(t(e' ha'

cont(nued and the 4r('oner 4o4ulat(on (n kwanliso-6 a44ear' to ha,e 'l(ghtly (ncrea'ed. The

North 8orean author(t(e'9 on:go(ng (n,e't+ent (n the country9' 4ol(t(cal 4r('on ca+4' (' 4art

o) the cont(nu(ng 'y'te+at(c3 (de'4read and gra,e ,(olat(on' o) hu+an r(ght' throughout the

country.

In order to c(rcu+,ent the un(ll(ngne'' o) the North 8orean author(t(e' to allo hu+an

r(ght' (n,e't(gator' acce''3 #+ne'ty Internat(onal and other' ha,e u'ed re+ote 'en'(ng tool'3

'uch a' 'atell(te (+agery3 to 4ro,(de +ore (n)or+at(on aout the hu+an r(ght' '(tuat(on (nNorth 8orea. ;re,(ou' 'atell(te (+age analy'(' relea'ed y #+ne'ty Internat(onal 'ugge't' the

u'e and eu(ry on *u+an R(ght' (n the De+ocrat(c ;eo4le9'

Re4ul(c o) 8orea CoI:D;R83 Mar?uk( Daru'+an3 the UN 4ec(al Ra44orteur on the

'(tuat(on o) hu+an r(ght' (n the De+ocrat(c ;eo4le9' Re4ul(c o) 8orea D;R83 and

(nternat(onal hu+an r(ght' organ(?at(on' 'uch a' #+ne'ty Internat(onal.

#+ne'ty Internat(onal rene' (t' call to author(t(e' (n North 8orea to@

#cknoledge the e


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#dd(t(onally3 #+ne'ty Internat(onal call' u4on all countr(e' (n the reg(on3 e'4ec(ally Ch(na

and $ao'@

To re'4ect the(r (nternat(onal la ol(gat(on' and not )orc(ly return North 8orean'ho ha,e )led the country3 a' any 'uch return could 4ut the+ at 'er(ou' r('k o) gra,e

hu+an r(ght' ,(olat(on' (nclud(ng e(ng 'ent to the kwanliso.

3ACKGROUND

*undred' o) thou'and' o) 4eo4le(nclud(ng ch(ldrenare held (n 4ol(t(cal 4r('on ca+4' and

other detent(on )ac(l(t(e' (n North 8orea3 here they are 'uEect to 'y'te+at(c3 (de'4read

and gra,e hu+an r(ght' ,(olat(on'. Many o) tho'e held (n 4ol(t(cal 4r('on ca+4' ha,e not

co++(tted any cr(+e3 ut are relat(,e' o) tho'e dee+ed un)r(endly to the North 8orean

ad+(n('trat(on3 and are deta(ned a' a )or+ o) collect(,e 4un('h+ent.

O,er the year'3 #+ne'ty Internat(onal ha' collected te't(+on(e' o) )or+er deta(nee' and

4r('on guard' at 4ol(t(cal 4r('on ca+4' (n North 8orea to ota(n (n)or+at(on aout cond(t(on'

and treat+ent (th(n the'e detent(on )ac(l(t(e'. For+er 4r('oner' )ro+ the 4ol(t(cal 4r('on

ca+4 at kwanliso-5 %odok told #+ne'ty Internat(onal that (n+ate' are )orced to ork (n

'la,e:l(ke cond(t(on' and are )re>uently 'uEected to torture and other cruel3 (nhu+an or

degrad(ng treat+ent.2#ll tho'e (nter,(eed had (tne''ed 4ul(c e


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ca+e to 4oer (n Dece+er /1--.

There (' no (nde4endent do+e't(c +ed(a3 no knon (nde4endent o44o'(t(on 4ol(t(cal 4art(e'

and no (nde4endent c(,(l 'oc(ety. Cr(t(c('+ o) the go,ern+ent (' 4un('hed y detent(on (n a

4ol(t(cal 4r('on ca+4 or (n one o) the +any other detent(on )ac(l(t(e' (n North 8orea. Only a

'elect )e 4eo4le (n the country ha,e (nternet acce''3 +o'tly through a clo'ely +on(tored

(ntranet netork. U'e o) +o(le 4hone' (' hea,(ly re'tr(cted.

North 8orean c(t(?en' )ace hea,y re'tr(ct(on' on tra,el3 oth aroad and (th(n the country.

Tho'e ho ,(olate tra,el re'tr(ct(on' )ace 'e,ere 4un('h+ent. The'e re'tr(ct(on' on +o,e+ent

are en)orced (n the conte


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CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSING AND ADMINISTRATIVE 3UILDINGSThe central ad+(n('trat(,e area o) kwanliso-6 a44ear' to ha,e undergone the +o't change

(n the o'er,at(on t(+e)ra+e3 (nclud(ng the ra?(ng and recon'truct(on o) hou'(ng 'tructure'.

In total3 e(ght ne hou'(ng 'tructure' ere added (n /1-- and /1-/ 'ee otto+ (+age3

and a ne ad+(n('trat(,e u(ld(ng a' added (n /1-1 'ee to4 (+age.


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The (+age' elo3 )ro+ /1-- and /1-23 re'4ect(,ely3 'ho a clo'e u4 o) a ,(llage (n the

northern 4art o) kwanliso-63 (th ne hou'(ng e(ng recently added or e(ng under

con'truct(on. The guard 4o't (n (++ed(ate ,(c(n(ty o) the ,(llage allo' )or con'tant

'u4er,('(on o) the 4r('oner' and (' (nd(cat(,e o) the t(ght 'ecur(ty (th(n the 4ol(t(cal 4r('on

ca+4.


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# recent (+age )ro+ kwanliso-6 clo'e to the +a(n entrance 'ho' to +ore hou'(ng un(t'

under con'truct(on3 'ho(ng ten = y 2.5 +eter un(t' (n each u(ld(ng.


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The (+age' that are )eatured elo )ro+ kwanliso-5 %odok kwanliso 'ho an

ad+(n('trat(,e co+4ound located (n Area 6o) the o,er,(e (+age on the )ollo(ng 4age that

a' con'tructed or recon'tructed eteen March /1-- and Feruary /1-/. !


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TIGHT SECURIT4 AND CONTROLBoth ca+4' 'hoed un+('takale '(gn' o) ho author(t(e' re'tr(ct )reedo+ o) +o,e+ent o)

the 4o4ulat(on (th(n the(r 4er(+eter'.

Kwanliso -5 (' 'urrounded y a doule )ence along (t' 4er(+eter and nu+erou' guard 4o't'.#cce'' (' h(ghly re'tr(cted through to gate' on o44o'(te '(de' o) the 4ol(t(cal 4r('on ca+4.


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Mo,e+ent al'o a44ear' to e re'tr(cted (th(n the ca+4'. The (+age elo3 )ro+ Hune /1-13

'ho' a check4o(nt on the +a(n road (th(n kwanliso-6.


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LA3OUR ACTIVIT4atell(te (+age' )urther 'ho (n,e't+ent (n and +a(ntenance o) 4roduct(on )ac(l(t(e'3 )ocu'ed

on +(n(ng3 agr(culture and logg(ng. # /1-1 'atell(te (+age ca4ture' the con'truct(on o) a

ne )ac(l(ty (th(n kwanliso-6. In the (+age )urther elo )ro+ No,e+er /1-/3 the

(ndu'tr(al )ac(l(ty a44ear' to e o4erat(onal and ne 'u44ort u(ld(ng' are ,('(le.


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$ogg(ng (' (dely ,('(le (n oth ca+4'. The )ollo(ng (+age' 'ho the on:go(ng logg(ng

act(,(t(e' o,er a to year 4er(od /1-- /1-2 (th(n kwanliso -5Area 8 o) o,er,(e (+age

on 4age -=.


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Th(' 'atell(te (+age t(+e 'er(e' )ro+ /1-- to /1-2 'ho' a 4roale )urn(ture )actory (th(n

kwanliso-5 Area 4 o) o,er,(e (+age on 4age -=. The change (n lu+er 4(le' (' (nd(cat(,e

o) 4roduct(on act(,(ty.

#ccord(ng to te't(+on(e' )ro+ )or+er (n+ate' (n kwanliso-53 all (n+ate' ere 'uEect to)orced laour )or eteen -1 to -/ hour' da(ly (n dangerou' cond(t(on' (n the 4roduct(on

)ac(l(t(e'3 +(ne'3 logg(ng and )ar+(ng. Fa(lure to +eet the ork >uota' could lead to

reduct(on or d('cont(nuat(on o) )ood rat(on'. #ccord(ng to a cou4le3 8(+ and $ee )ull na+e'

(thheld3 ho ere deta(ned (n kwanliso -5 eteen -&&& and /11-3


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We worked in the farms (at kwanliso 15) from 7am to 8pm. We clti!ated corn. We were

di!ided to work in nits comprisin" 1#$15 people each. We were "i!en a dail% prodction

tar"et that we had to meet. &f the nit did not meet the dail% tar"et' the nit$memers were

pnished collecti!el%. rin" the corse of or three$%ear detention' often we did not meet

or tar"ets ecase we were alwa%s hn"r% and weak. We were pnished with eatin"s and

also redctions in or food *ota. &n addition to that' in the &deolo"% +tr""le +essions that

were held after work' those who did not meet the tar"et were se!erel% critici,ed and eaten

% other inmates.-

#ccord(ng to 4r('on o))(c(al Mr. $ee ho orked (n kwanliso-63 (n+ate' u'ed to '4end +o't

o) the(r t(+e ork(ng (n dangerou' cond(t(on'3 ere o,erorked and had ,ery l(ttle t(+e to

re't. In +o't ca'e'3 they had to ork unt(l they )ul)(lled the(r ork >uota'. #)ter the(r ork3

they had to attend 'el):cr(t(c('+ +eet(ng'. Only a)ter the'e +eet(ng' ere they alloed to

re'tA +o'tly eteen -/ +(dn(ght and =a+. *e had (tne''ed acc(dent' (n the ork 4lace3

+any o) h(ch ere )atal.


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0ON0/'-ION

Ba'ed on the 'atell(te (+agery analy'(' o) kwanliso -5 and -63 the 4ol(t(cal 4r('on ca+4'

'ee+ to e act(,e and (n)ra'tructure +a(ntenance on:go(ng. The analy'(' de+on'trate' a

4o''(le (ncrea'e (n the 4o4ulat(on (n kwanliso-63 a 4o4ulat(on that (' 'uEected to gra,e

hu+an r(ght' ,(olat(on' (nclud(ng torture3 eu(ry on hu+an r(ght' (n the D;R83 and the UN 4ec(al

Ra44orteur on the '(tuat(on o) hu+an r(ght' (n the D;R8


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EN(NOTE-

-#+ne'ty Internat(onal3 North 8orea@ I+age' re,eal 'cale o) 4ol(t(cal 4r('on ca+4'3 2 May3 /1--.

[email protected]+ne'ty.orgenne':and:u4date'(+age':re,eal:'cale:north:korean:4ol(t(cal:4r('on:ca+4':

/1--:15:123 acce''ed 5 No,e+er3 /1-2.

/#+ne'ty Internat(onal3 JNorth 8orea@ Ne (+age' 'ho lurr(ng o) 4r('on ca+4' and ,(llage'3J 7 March

/1-2

[email protected]+ne'ty.orgenne'north:korea:ne:(+age':'ho:lurr(ng:4r('on:ca+4':and:,(llage':/1-2:

12:173 acce''ed 5 No,e+er3 /1-2.

2"atch te't(+ony )ro+ )or+er deta(nee' (n %odok here@ [email protected]/+5'3

acce''ed No,e+er 3 /1-2.

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#+ne'ty Internat(onal (nter,(e (th 8(+ %oung:'oon (n Octoer /1-2.

5#+ne'ty Internat(onal (nter,(e (th Mr.$ee (n No,e+er /1-2.

6#+ne'ty Internat(onal3 JNorth 8orea e'calate' order crackdon3J /- Hune3 /1-2.

[email protected]+ne'ty.orgen)or:+ed(a4re'':relea'e'north:korea:e'calate':order:crackdon:/1-2:16:

/-3 acce''ed 5 No,e+er3 /1-2.

7*oe,er3 the (ncrea'e a44ear' not to e '(gn()(cant enough to 'ugge't that 'e,eral thou'and 4r('oner'

)ro+ kwanliso // (n *oeryong (n North *a+gyong 4ro,(nce3 h(ch a' clo'ed accord(ng to re4ort' (n

Octoer /1-/3 ere relocated to kwanliso -6. ee3 )or e


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