‘We were punch bags’: North Korean prison beatings form of torture, says UN

North Koreans pass a mural in Wonsan celebrating Songun, the ‘military-first’ policy that allocates resources to the armed forces. Former prisoners report deaths from malnutrition after being fed only handfuls of maize each day. Photograph: Wong Maye-E/AP

North Koreans pass a mural in Wonsan celebrating Songun, the ‘military-first’ policy that allocates resources to the armed forces. Former prisoners report deaths from malnutrition after being fed only handfuls of maize each day. Photograph: Wong Maye-E/AP

source https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/aug/27/we-were-punch-bags-north-korean-prison-beatings-may-be-form-of-torture-says-un