2 chapters across the catalog
A report uncovers the horrific abuse of thousands of "vagrants" who were rounded up and sent to the "Brother's Home" facility ahead of the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Survivors describe a "man-made hell" of slave labor and torture that was covered up by the South Korean government to maintain the country's international image.
Detention of Vagrants and Alcoholics under European Law
Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights allows for the deprivation of liberty for specific classes of people, including those with infectious diseases and persons of "unsound mind." The law explicitly permits the detention of alcoholics, drug addicts, and vagrants. Additionally, the convention allows for work to be required of individuals during the ordinary course of detention or conditional release.
