dozens of former prisoners and guards from the six political prison camps operating in north korea today. the largest number of people in the prison camps are those who are the children or grandchildren of people considered to be wrongdoers or wrong thinkers. i never heard of anything like that. it s unique in the 20th or 21st century. mao didn t do it, stalin didn t do it. hitler of course tried to exterminate entire families but in the post world war ii world, it s only korea that had this practice. north korea denies it has any political prisons, but refuses to allow outside observers to inspect camp 14 and other sites. there s no way to verify all the details of shin s story. do you believe his story? oh, sure. his story is consistent with the testimony of other prisoners in every respect. there is also physical
revolutionary, the father and the grandsons would be opposed to the regime as well. david hawk is a human rights investigator who has interviewed dozens of former prisoners and guards from the six political prison camps operating in north korea today. the largest number of people in the prison camps are those who are the children or grandchildren of people considered to be wrongdoers or wrong thinkers. i never heard of anything like that. it s unique in the 20th or 21st century. mao didn t do it, stalin didn t do it. hitler of course tried to exterminate entire families but in the post world war ii world, it s only korea that had this practice. north korea denies it has any political prisons, but refuses to allow outside observers to inspect camp 14 and other sites. there s no way to verify all the details of shin s story. do you believe his story? oh, sure. his story is consistent with the testimony of other prisoners in
wrong thinkers. i never heard of anything like that. it s unique in the 20th or 21st century. mao didn t do it, stalin didn t do it. hitler of course tried to exterminate entire families but in the post world war ii world, it s only korea that had this practice. north korea denies it has any political prisons, but refuses to allow outside observers to inspect camp 14 and other sites. there s no way to verify all the details of shin s story. do you believe his story? oh, sure. his story is consistent with the testimony of other prisoners in every respect. there is also physical evidence he carries around with him to this day. the tip of his finger is missing. he says it was chopped off as punishment when he accidentally broke a machine in a prison factory. he also has serious scars on his back, stomach and ankles which he was willing to show us, but embarrassed to show on camera. he says he received those wounds here in an underground torture center. he was tortured because hi
considered to be wrongdoers or wrong thinkers. i never heard of anything like that. it s unique in the 20th or 21st century. mao didn t do it, stalin didn t do it. hitler of course tried to exterminate entire families but in the post world war ii world, it s only korea that had this practice. north korea denies it has any political prisons, but refuses to allow outside observers to inspect camp 14 and other sites. there s no way to verify all the details of shin s story. do you believe his story? oh, sure. his story is consistent with the testimony of other prisoners in every respect. there is also physical evidence he carries around with him to this day. the tip of his finger is missing. he says it was chopped off as punishment when he accidentally broke a machine in a prison factory. he also has serious scars on his back, stomach and ankles which