Ho O-O D0000104

North Korean victims
Case number
FP019-01
Name (KOR)
호OO
Type of victim
  • Disappeared in North Korea
Nationality
North Korea
Sex
Female
Age group when taken
30s
Below 18 when taken
No
Marital status
Divorced
Type of occupation
  • Unknown
Year of birth
1970s: 1972
Place of birth
Hyesan-si, Ryanggang
Country of birth
North Korea
Place of residence
Hyesan-si, Ryanggang
Place of residence on map

Latitude: 41.376295

Longitude: 128.17319

Place of residence on map
Reason behind disappearance
  • Attempt to escape from North Korea
Date when taken
Feb 16, 2011
Year when taken
2010s: 2011
Country where taken
North Korea
Province where taken
Ryanggang
Region where taken
Hyesan-si
Region where taken on map

Latitude: 41.3840892

Longitude: 128.1353678

Region where taken on map
Type of place where taken
Border
Description of disappearance
Arrested by border guards at 2am by the river while trying to escape North Korea
Date last identified
July 2012
Year last identified
2010s: 2012
Place last identified
Underground prison in MSS in Yeonbon-dong, Hyesan-si, Ryanggang
Country last identified
North Korea
Information on detention
Yes
Place of first detention
Underground prison in MSS in Yeonbon-dong, Hyesan-si, Ryanggang, North Korea
Period of first detention
Allegedly 1 year and 6 months (February 16, 2011 – August 2012)
Additional information on first detention
In July 2012, a colleague bribed a MSS agent and visited the victim. At the time, the victim was to be put on a trial in a month and to be sent to a political prison camp
Place of second detention
No. 15 kwanliso in Yodeok, South Hamgyong, North Korea (presumed location)
Additional information on second detention
Presumed transferred to Yoduk Political Prison Camp since somebody said she would be transferred to Hoeryeong.
Combined geolocations

Latitude: 41.3840892

Longitude: 128.1353678

Region of first detention on mapRegion of second detention on map
Related perpetrator(s)