Hoeryong reeducation camp explained

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 10km (10miles) north-east of Hoeryong and is sometimes also called Hoeryong camp. It holds roughly 1,500 prisoners.

See also

• Human rights in North Korea
• Kaechon concentration camp

References

1. Web site: The Hidden Gulag – Exposing Crimes against Humanity in North Korea's Vast Prison System (p. 107 - 108). The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea . 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