Hong Won-Ok D0000072

North Korean victims
Name (KOR)
홍원옥
Name (JPN)
ホン・ウォンオク
Type of victim
  • Disappeared in North Korea
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Female
Age when taken
68
Age group when taken
60s
Below 18 when taken
No
Type of occupation
  • Unknown
Date of birth
Dec 13, 1933
Year of birth
1930s: 1933
Country of birth
North Korea
Place of residence
Nokya-ri, Eundeok-gun, North Hamgyong
Place of residence on map

Latitude: 42.2837212

Longitude: 129.3263984

Place of residence on map
Reason behind disappearance
  • Criticism against the regime
Date when taken (additional note)
Summer 2002
Year when taken
2000s: 2002
Country where taken
North Korea
Province where taken
North Hamgyong
Region where taken
Eundeok-gun
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 42.2837212

Longitude: 129.3263984

Region where taken on map
Place where taken
Nokya-ri
Type of place where taken
Home
Description of disappearance
Three NSA agents from Eundeok-gun allegedly forcibly entered her house at night while she was sleeping, and abducted her to a political prison camp. Neighbours reported that she had regularly and publicly complained about the living situation and political climate in North Korea.
Information on detention
No
Related perpetrator(s)