Violation of the Right to Life_A2618

Human Rights Violations
Violation Type
Violation of the Right to Life
Legal Elements
  • Violation of the Right to Life: A public official was in some way responsible for, involved in, or consented to the deprivation of a person's life, and this process was outside of any judicial proceeding or legal process
  • Violation of the Right to Life: The taking (deprivation) of life or an unnatural death
Constituting Acts
  • Violation of the Right to Life: Death in case of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Violation of the Right to Life: State's negligence to protect detainees from known threats within the institution, to carry out regular checks on detainees especially those at risk (e.g. a known suicide risk), to be alert to known risks, to institute systems, regulations and procedures to protect from all the above
Year of Violation
  • 1997
Location Where the Violation Occurred
Affiliated Organisation
  • Ministry of People's Security
Province Where the Violation Occurred
  • Pyongyang
Event
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Date Range
Nov 30, 1997 ~ Dec 30, 1997