Tag: inhumane treatment

"You have to give up being human to endure and survive" | Life in the North Korean prison system

“You have to give up being human to endure and survive” | Life in the...

Rape, torture, extrajudicial executions, and starvation are common practices in the North Korean prison system, dehumanising detainees to the point where they believe they deserve this treatment, according to a report published by a human rights monitoring body.