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North Korean justice system treats people as 'less than animals': Human Rights Watch

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Torture, humiliation and coerced confessions are rampant in North Korea's pretrial detention system which treats people as worth "less than an animal", a rights group said Monday (Oct 19) in a report on the country's opaque legal processes. US-based Human Rights Watch drew on interviews ...

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North Korean justice system treats people as 'less than animals': HRW

Torture, humiliation and coerced confessions are rampant in North Korea's pretrial detention system which treats people as worth "less than an animal", a rights group said Monday in a report on the country's opaque legal processes.

4 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

North Korea detainees subjected to ritual torture and sexual assault – rights group

Prisoners considered ‘less than an animal’ by regime, according to interviews with 15 former detainees by Human Rights WatchSuspects in North Korea are subjected to ritual torture, humiliation and sexual assault by a criminal justice system that considers them “less than an animal”, according to the first-ever report detailing the brutality of the country’s pretrial detention conditions.The US-based Human Rights Watch [HRW] said people who are a…

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Express

North Korea’s horror treatment of detainees exposed in report - 'Worth less than animals'

THE horror of North Korea's detention centres has been detailed in a shocking report by Human Right Watch.

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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CNN

North Korean detainees are treated as 'less than animals,' report alleges

Systematic torture, sexual abuse and dangerous health conditions are rife within North Korea's pretrial detention system, according to a detailed new report released Monday.

4 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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North Korean detainees are treated as 'less than animals,' report alleges

Systematic torture, sexual abuse and dangerous health conditions are rife within North Korea’s pretrial detention system, according to a detailed new report released Monday.The document shines a light on an often opaque criminal justice system, in which suspects are considered to be “worth less than an animal.”Based on interviews with dozens of detainees and former officials, the extensive 88-page report by US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) focu…

4 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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