Report of the Commission of Inquiry on HR in the Democratic People s Republic of Korea

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Report of the commission of inquiry on humanrights in the Democratic People’s Republic ofKorea -­ A/HRC/25/63

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Report of the detailed findings of thecommission of inquiry on human rights in theDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea -­A/HRC/25/CRP.1

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North Korea: UN Commission documents wide-ranging and ongoing crimes against humanity, urges referral to ICC

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Report of Commission of Inquiry on DemocraticPeople's Republic of Korea to go public on 17February

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For further information about the Commission of Inquiry, please contact:

Rolando Gómez: +41 22 917 9711, rgomez@ohchr.orgCédric Sapey: +41 22 917 9695, csapey@ohchr.orgRupert Colville: +41 22 917 9767, rcolville@ohchr.orgRavina Shamdasani: +41 22 917 9169, rshamdasani@ohchr.orgCécile Pouilly: +41 22 917 9310, cpouilly@ohchr.org

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Questions and Answers on the Report of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea17 February 2014

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Background information

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Satellite images of currently existing political prison camps (kwanliso) in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea -­ -­ 28 January 2014

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Political Prison Camp No. 14, Kaechon County, SouthPyongang – Prisoner HousingAnalysis courtesy of the U.S. Committee for Human Rightsin North Korea / © Google Earth

Expansion area adjacent to Political Prison Camp No.14 (potential residual detention complex of PoliticalPrison Camp No. 18)Analysis courtesy of Amnesty International/ © Digital Globe  

 

Political Prison Camp No. 15, Yodok, South Pyongan –OverviewAnalysis courtesy of Amnesty International / © Digital Globe

Political Prison Camp No. 16, Myonggan, NorthHamgyong – main administrative areaAnalysis courtesy of Amnesty International / © Digital Globe

Political Prison Camp No. 25, Chongjin, North Hamgyong ProvinceAnalysis courtesy of the U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea © Digital Globe

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Location of political prison camps (kwanliso) and ordinary prison camps (kyohwaso)in the Democratic People's Republic of KoreaPDF | PNG

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Public Hearings held in Tokyo by the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea© OHCHR

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Public Hearings (Programs, Videos, Transcripts)

The Commission of Inquiry conducted Public Hearings in Seoul (20-24 August 2013), Tokyo (29-30 August 2013), London (23 October 2013) and Washington, D.C. (30-31 October 2013) during which almost 80 victims and witnesses of human rights violations as well as experts provided testimony on the human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. 

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Drawings submitted to COI by former prisoner Mr Kim Kwang-il

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http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/CoIDPRK/Pages/ReportoftheCommissionofInquiryDPRK.aspx