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*The most infamous example of historical concentration camps are those that the [[Nazi Party]] established during [[World War II]] as part of [[The Holocaust|the Holocaust]]. Jews and other Nazi "undesirables" were interred at these camps and often died from starvation or overwork, if they weren't killed outright or [[torture]]d. The Nazi camps were overseen by [[Heinrich Himmler]] and staffed by the ''[[Schutzstaffel]]'', and were also notorious for executing people using [[Gas Chamber|gas chambers]] disguised as shower stalls.

*North Korea operates a number of concentration camps, mainly for political enemies. Political prisoners are also subjected to the family responsibility principle, which means that the immediate family members of a convicted political criminal are also regarded as political criminals and interned. The living conditions in the North Korean camps are notoriously brutal; prisoners are forced to work extremely hard labor with very little food given to them, so many prisoners die from either being worked too hard or starvation. Torture is also used frequently on prisoners who don't work hard enough. The most notorious and brutal of these camps was [[Camp 22]] (which is now closed down), where among the most egregious human rights violations in all of North Korea were allegedly committed.

*[[Augusto Pinochet]] operated concentration camps during his tenure as the military dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990. There were at least eighty in all, and most of them were converted soccer stadiums, hotels, or office buildings. Those that were primarily targeted included Communists, Leftists, homosexuals, indigenous peoples, and Catholics. The camps were run by [[DINA]], Pinochet's [[secret police]] who were renowned for their cruelty; torture and sexual violence was very prevalent and included things such as electrocution, [[~~Correctional~~ Rape|~~correctional~~ rape]], forced [[Bestiality|bestiality]], forced [[cannibalism]], and being burned alive via flamethrower, among other things. Previously, a concentration camp had already been created in Pisagua during the government of [[Gabriel González Videla]].

*[[Augusto Pinochet]] operated concentration camps during his tenure as the military dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990. There were at least eighty in all, and most of them were converted soccer stadiums, hotels, or office buildings. Those that were primarily targeted included Communists, Leftists, homosexuals, indigenous peoples, and Catholics. The camps were run by [[DINA]], Pinochet's [[secret police]] who were renowned for their cruelty; torture and sexual violence was very prevalent and included things such as electrocution, [[Gang-Rape|gang-rape]], forced [[Bestiality|bestiality]], forced [[cannibalism]], and being burned alive via flamethrower, among other things. Previously, a concentration camp had already been created in Pisagua during the government of [[Gabriel González Videla]].

*Concentration camps were used by the [[Khmer Rouge]] regime during their rule of Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, with 196 in all being known. As a part of [[Pol Pot]]'s [[Cambodian Genocide|campaign]] of [[genocide]] against Cambodia's ethnic minorities, whole cities were evacuated and sent to these camps. Those who weren't killed outright or died from starvation were forced to do hard manual labor, usually until they died from overwork. The most well-known of these camps was Tuol Sleng, a converted secondary school that was known for its brutal methods of torture, which included electrocution, various forms of mutilation, and [[waterboarding]], among other things. The chief overseer of Tuol Sleng was [[Kang Kek Iew]], the head of the Khmer Rouge's internal security (the [[Santebal]]), who was convicted of [[war crimes]] and crimes against humanity in 2010 by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and sentenced to life in prison.

*Concentration camps were used by the [[Khmer Rouge]] regime during their rule of Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, with 196 in all being known. As a part of [[Pol Pot]]'s [[Cambodian Genocide|campaign]] of [[genocide]] against Cambodia's ethnic minorities, whole cities were evacuated and sent to these camps. Those who weren't killed outright or died from starvation were forced to do hard manual labor, usually until they died from overwork. [[Rape]] was also very prevalent in these camps, particularly against dying female prisoners, as they would be unable to report it. The most well-known of these camps was Tuol Sleng, a converted secondary school that was known for its brutal methods of torture, which included electrocution, various forms of mutilation, and [[waterboarding]], among other things. The chief overseer of Tuol Sleng was [[Kang Kek Iew]], the head of the Khmer Rouge's internal security (the [[Santebal]]), who was convicted of [[war crimes]] and crimes against humanity in 2010 by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and sentenced to life in prison.

*[[Mao Zedong]] made use of labor camps during both the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution as part of the ''Laogai'' ("reform through labor") system, which was intended to "reform offenders into law-abiding citizens".

*Modern-day Chechnya has reportedly established a number of concentration camps specifically targeting homosexual or bisexual men; they are allegedly being used for the extrajudicial detention and torture of men who are suspected of being gay or bisexual, and are reportedly overseen directly by President [[Ramzan Kadyrov]].

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*The French used concentration camps in Algeria, both in the period of colonization and during the [[Algerian War|war of independence]].

*The [[Enver Hoxha]] regime in Albania made use of forced labor camps. At one point, every third Albanian had either been interrogated by the [[Sigurimi]] or incarcerated in labor camps. To eliminate dissent, the government imprisoned thousands in these camps or executed them for crimes such as alleged treachery or for disrupting the proletarian dictatorship.

*Concentration camps were used during [[the Trail of Tears]], which began after President [[Andrew Jackson]] signed the Indian Removal Act to relocate the Five Civilized Tribes of Native Americans to the Indian Territories. They were mostly used as a last resort and temporary placement for Natives until new land could be found for them to settle on.

*Concentration camps were used during [[the Trail of Tears]], which began after President [[Andrew Jackson]] signed the [[Indian Removal Act]] to relocate the Five Civilized Tribes of Native Americans to the Indian Territories. They were mostly used as a last resort and temporary placement for Natives until new land could be found for them to settle on.

*During the [[Mau Mau Uprising]], British authorities in Kenya took many Kenyan civilians to concentration camps, where many were tortured or sexually abused.

*The [[Ustaše]] used concentration camps throughout Croatia to [[Serbian Genocide|exterminate Serbs, Jews and Gypsies]]. Something that made the Ustaše particularly infamous was the creation of concentration camps exclusively for children. The most well-known Ustaše camp was [[Jasenovac concentration camp]].

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 *The most infamous example of historical concentration camps are those that the [[Nazi Party]] established during [[World War II]] as part of [[The Holocaust|the Holocaust]]. Jews and other Nazi "undesirables" were interred at these camps and often died from starvation or overwork, if they weren't killed outright or [[torture]]d. The Nazi camps were overseen by [[Heinrich Himmler]] and staffed by the ''[[Schutzstaffel]]'', and were also notorious for executing people using [[Gas Chamber|gas chambers]] disguised as shower stalls.
 *North Korea operates a number of concentration camps, mainly for political enemies. Political prisoners are also subjected to the family responsibility principle, which means that the immediate family members of a convicted political criminal are also regarded as political criminals and interned. The living conditions in the North Korean camps are notoriously brutal; prisoners are forced to work extremely hard labor with very little food given to them, so many prisoners die from either being worked too hard or starvation. Torture is also used frequently on prisoners who don't work hard enough. The most notorious and brutal of these camps was [[Camp 22]] (which is now closed down), where among the most egregious human rights violations in all of North Korea were allegedly committed.
-*[[Augusto Pinochet]] operated concentration camps during his tenure as the military dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990. There were at least eighty in all, and most of them were converted soccer stadiums, hotels, or office buildings. Those that were primarily targeted included Communists, Leftists, homosexuals, indigenous peoples, and Catholics. The camps were run by [[DINA]], Pinochet's [[secret police]] who were renowned for their cruelty; torture and sexual violence was very prevalent and included things such as electrocution, [[Correctional Rape|correctional rape]], forced [[Bestiality|bestiality]], forced [[cannibalism]], and being burned alive via flamethrower, among other things. Previously, a concentration camp had already been created in Pisagua during the government of [[Gabriel González Videla]].
+*[[Augusto Pinochet]] operated concentration camps during his tenure as the military dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990. There were at least eighty in all, and most of them were converted soccer stadiums, hotels, or office buildings. Those that were primarily targeted included Communists, Leftists, homosexuals, indigenous peoples, and Catholics. The camps were run by [[DINA]], Pinochet's [[secret police]] who were renowned for their cruelty; torture and sexual violence was very prevalent and included things such as electrocution, [[Gang-Rape|gang-rape]], forced [[Bestiality|bestiality]], forced [[cannibalism]], and being burned alive via flamethrower, among other things. Previously, a concentration camp had already been created in Pisagua during the government of [[Gabriel González Videla]].
-*Concentration camps were used by the [[Khmer Rouge]] regime during their rule of Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, with 196 in all being known. As a part of [[Pol Pot]]'s [[Cambodian Genocide|campaign]] of [[genocide]] against Cambodia's ethnic minorities, whole cities were evacuated and sent to these camps. Those who weren't killed outright or died from starvation were forced to do hard manual labor, usually until they died from overwork. The most well-known of these camps was Tuol Sleng, a converted secondary school that was known for its brutal methods of torture, which included electrocution, various forms of mutilation, and [[waterboarding]], among other things. The chief overseer of Tuol Sleng was [[Kang Kek Iew]], the head of the Khmer Rouge's internal security (the [[Santebal]]), who was convicted of [[war crimes]] and crimes against humanity in 2010 by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and sentenced to life in prison.
+*Concentration camps were used by the [[Khmer Rouge]] regime during their rule of Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, with 196 in all being known. As a part of [[Pol Pot]]'s [[Cambodian Genocide|campaign]] of [[genocide]] against Cambodia's ethnic minorities, whole cities were evacuated and sent to these camps. Those who weren't killed outright or died from starvation were forced to do hard manual labor, usually until they died from overwork. [[Rape]] was also very prevalent in these camps, particularly against dying female prisoners, as they would be unable to report it. The most well-known of these camps was Tuol Sleng, a converted secondary school that was known for its brutal methods of torture, which included electrocution, various forms of mutilation, and [[waterboarding]], among other things. The chief overseer of Tuol Sleng was [[Kang Kek Iew]], the head of the Khmer Rouge's internal security (the [[Santebal]]), who was convicted of [[war crimes]] and crimes against humanity in 2010 by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia and sentenced to life in prison.
 *[[Mao Zedong]] made use of labor camps during both the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution as part of the ''Laogai'' ("reform through labor") system, which was intended to "reform offenders into law-abiding citizens".
 *Modern-day Chechnya has reportedly established a number of concentration camps specifically targeting homosexual or bisexual men; they are allegedly being used for the extrajudicial detention and torture of men who are suspected of being gay or bisexual, and are reportedly overseen directly by President [[Ramzan Kadyrov]].
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 *The French used concentration camps in Algeria, both in the period of colonization and during the [[Algerian War|war of independence]].
 *The [[Enver Hoxha]] regime in Albania made use of forced labor camps. At one point, every third Albanian had either been interrogated by the [[Sigurimi]] or incarcerated in labor camps. To eliminate dissent, the government imprisoned thousands in these camps or executed them for crimes such as alleged treachery or for disrupting the proletarian dictatorship.
-*Concentration camps were used during [[the Trail of Tears]], which began after President [[Andrew Jackson]] signed the Indian Removal Act to relocate the Five Civilized Tribes of Native Americans to the Indian Territories. They were mostly used as a last resort and temporary placement for Natives until new land could be found for them to settle on.
+*Concentration camps were used during [[the Trail of Tears]], which began after President [[Andrew Jackson]] signed the [[Indian Removal Act]] to relocate the Five Civilized Tribes of Native Americans to the Indian Territories. They were mostly used as a last resort and temporary placement for Natives until new land could be found for them to settle on.
 *During the [[Mau Mau Uprising]], British authorities in Kenya took many Kenyan civilians to concentration camps, where many were tortured or sexually abused.
 *The [[Ustaše]] used concentration camps throughout Croatia to [[Serbian Genocide|exterminate Serbs, Jews and Gypsies]]. Something that made the Ustaše particularly infamous was the creation of concentration camps exclusively for children. The most well-known Ustaše camp was [[Jasenovac concentration camp]].