Hoeryong reeducation camp
Kyo-hwa-so Hoeryong(회령교화소) is a "reeducation camp" in Hoeryong, in North Hamgyong province of North Korea.[1] It is not to be confused with Haengyong political prison camp (Kwan-li-so Nr. 22), which is located 10 km (6.2 mi) north-east of Hoeryong and is sometimes also called Hoeryong camp. It holds roughly 1,500 prisoners.
Hoeryong
Pyongyang
Location of Hoeryong camp in North Korea
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References
- "The Hidden Gulag – Exposing Crimes against Humanity in North Korea's Vast Prison System (p. 107 - 108)" (PDF). The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
External links
- Committee for Human Rights in North Korea: The Hidden Gulag - Overview of North Korean prison camps with testimonies and satellite photographs
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