Document #1111768

Guardian (Author)

North Korea holds 200,000 political prisoners, says Amnesty

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/04/north-korea-political-prisoners-amnesty

ecoi.net description:
200,000 political prisoners are currently held by North Korea according to a report by the human rights group Amnesty International, which also cites ex-inmates and defectors' accounts of torture and executions in a series of camps
Country:
Korea, Democratic People's Republic
Source:
Guardian (Author)
Original link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/04/north-korea-political-prisoners-amnesty
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
4 May 2011
Document ID:
1111768 (former ID 159618)

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