Hamhung concentration camp

Hamhung concentration camp
Chosŏn'gŭl
함흥 제9호 교화소
Hancha
Revised RomanizationHamheung Je9ho Gyohwaso
McCune–ReischauerHamhŭng Che9ho Kyohwaso
Chosŏn'gŭl
함흥 정치범 수용소
Hancha
Revised RomanizationHamheung Jeongchibeom Suyongso
McCune–ReischauerHamhŭng Chŏngch'ibŏm Suyongso

Hamhung concentration camp (also spelled Hamheung) is a reeducation camp in North Korea. The official name of the camp is Kyo-hwa-so No. 9 (Reeducation camp no. 9). The sub-facility for women is sometimes called Kyo-hwa-so No. 15.[1]

  1. ^ "The Hidden Gulag – Exposing Crimes against Humanity in North Korea's Vast Prison System (p. 93 - 98)" (PDF). The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2014.