Worth Less Than An Animal Human Rights Watchasia by Human Rights Watch/asia 9781623138561, 1623138566 instant download after payment.

"North Korea's pre-trial detention and criminal investigation system is opaque, arbitrary, and violent. Little is known about North. Little is known about North Korean law, how it works in practice, or how North Koreans try to navigate it. People in pre-trial detention are subjected to beatings, sexual violence, dangerous and unhygienic conditions and other mistreatment in interrogation facilities (kuryujang). The way detainees are treated often depends on access to connections and money. [This report] describes the criminal investigation and detention system and highlights North Korea's weak legal and institutional framework, the lack of due process, and the political nature of the courts and law enforcement agencies under the ruling Workers' Party of Korea."--Page 4 of cover.