North Korea's Killing Fields

The report found executions commonly took place on river banks, open spaces and fields, market places, hills and mountains, sports grounds and school grounds

Daily Mail: Kim's killing fields: Terrifying map reveals scale of public executions in North Korea – often at river banks, markets or in schools - for offences such as stealing cattle or watching Seoul TV

* Of 715 charges resulting in execution, 238 were due to theft or property damage
* Four out of five interviewees said they'd witnessed an execution
* The youngest witness to an execution was a seven-year-old

A stark map has revealed the 318 places in North Korea where people have been publicly executed - most commonly for theft or damage to property.

Using testimonies from more than 600 defectors the human rights researchers found executions commonly took place on river banks, fields, market places, hills and mountains, sports and school grounds.

Of the 715 mentions of charges resulting in an execution it was most commonly related to theft or damage to property, including food and livestock (238 times) followed by violent crime (115 times) and political crimes (73 times).

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Update: North Korea: Hundreds of public execution sites identified, says report (BBC)

WNU Editor: The The Transitional Justice Working Group report is here .... Mapping The Fate Of The Dead: Killings and Burials in North Korea.