Ryongdam concentration camp

Kyo-hwa-so No. 8 Yongdam is a "reeducation camp" with c. 3,000 prisoners in Kangwon, North Korea.[1]

Yongdam

Pyongyang

Location of Yongdam camp in North Korea

Human rights in North Korea
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Human rights abuses Human rights in North Korea Censorship Media Freedom of religion Disability Prisons Kwanliso (concentration camps) Prostitution Kippumjo (Pleasure Squad) Songbun (ascribed social status) Human trafficking Executions Human experimentation
Political prisons (Kwanliso) Kaechon (No. 14) Yodok (No. 15) Hwasong (No. 16) Pukchang (No. 18) Hoeryong (No. 22 - closed) Chongjin (No. 25) Onsong (No. 12 - closed)
Re-education camps (Kyohwaso) Kaechon (No. 1) Sinuiju (No. 3) Kangdong (No. 4) Ryongdam (No. 8) Chungsan (No. 11) Chongori (No. 12) Hamhung (No. 15) Oro (No. 22 - closed) Tanchon (No. 27) Hoeryong Sunghori (closed)
Abductions and POWs Abductions of Japanese citizens Abductions of South Korean citizens Korean War POWs detained in North Korea
International reactions U.S. Law of 2004 Japanese Law of 2006 South Korea Law of 2016 United Nations COI Report Balloon Propaganda Campaigns List of human rights reports

References

Committee for Human Rights in North Korea: The Hidden Gulag - Overview of North Korean prison camps with testimonies and satellite photographs

Prison camps of North Korea
Political prison camps (Kwalliso)	Chongjin (25) Hoeryong (22) Hwasong (16) Kaechon (14) Onsong (12) Pukchang (18) Yodok (15)
Reeducation camps (Kyohwaso)	Chongori (12) Chungsan (11) Hamhung (15) Hoeryong () Kangdong (4) Kaechon (1) Oro (22) Ryongdam (8) Sinuiju (3) Sunghori Tanchon (77)

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