Kaechon internment camp (Kwan-li-so No. 14)

Korea (North) / Pyongannamdo / Yongha /
 military, prison, concentration camp
Kaechon internment camp (Hangeul: 개천 제14호 관리소, also spelled Kae'chŏn or Gaecheon) is a slave labor camp in North Korea for political prisoners. The official name is Kwan-li-so (Penal-labor colony) No. 14.
Shin Dong-hyuk gave testimony of human rights abuses inflicted on him or witnessed by him as prisoner in Camp 14.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaechon_internment_camp
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Coordinates:   39°37'41"N   126°7'19"E

Comments

  • Very sick torture place. A documentary deservers to be made about it.
  • There's an excellent book that covers Shin Dong-hyuk's life and escape called "Escape from Camp 14"
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