A 2-year-old boy was sentenced to life imprisonment by his Christian parents for keeping the holy book ‘Bible’ despite the ban in North Korea.
According to foreign media reports, according to a report by the US State Department, Christians in North Korea are prohibited from possessing their holy book ‘Bayal’ and anyone caught with it faces the death penalty, while their families including children are sentenced to life imprisonment.
According to the State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report 2022, North Korea holds about 70,000 Christians along with people of other religions.
The report claims that among those sent to jail was a 2-year-old child, whose parents were sentenced to death in 2009 for allegedly performing religious rituals and possessing a Bible, while the family was sentenced to life in prison. was told.
The State Department cited a report by Korea Future, a non-profit organization that supports justice and accountability in North Korea, saying that the North Korean government persecutes people who engage in religious practices. Have or possess religious objects.
The report also stated that persons performing religious rituals or possessing sacred objects could be arrested, detained, tortured, and denied a fair trial. They can go, be deported, be denied their right to life or be subjected to sexual violence.
According to a report released in December 2021 by Korea Future, religious freedom is used against women in North Korea. The report documented the experiences of 151 Christian women who were victims of abuse.
The most common forms of abuse are arbitrary detention, torture, deportation, forced labor and sexual violence, the report said.
It should be noted that the US and North Korea do not have diplomatic relations. However, last December, the US joined other countries in co-sponsoring a UN resolution condemning North Korea’s long-standing, widespread and serious human rights abuses.
The resolution also expressed grave concern about the execution of individuals who exercise their freedom of opinion, expression, religion or belief.
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