Concentration camp

A concentration camp is a large detention center created for political opponents, aliens, specific ethnic or religious groups, civilians of a critical war-zone, or other groups of people, often during a war. The term refers to situations where the internees are persons selected for their conformance to broad criteria without judicial process, rather than having been judged as individuals. Camps for prisoners of war are usually considered separately from this category, although informally (and in some other languages) they may also be called concentration camps. The word "concentration" indicates a regional concentration, but it also implies the crowded, and often unhealthy, state of the facilities.

External links

• Audio Testimony of Dr. Walter Ziffer Dr. Walter Ziffer, the last Holocaust survivor in Asheville, North Carolina as of April 11, 2004, discusses his interment in several camps on, as well as the theological implications of the Holocaust. Recording made in April 11th, 2004.
• Nazi Killing and Atrocity Centers: Summaries
• Long-Term Plan Sought For Terror Suspects - The Washington Post (January 1, 2005)
• A global gulag to hide the war on terror's dirty secrets - The Guardian (January 14, 2005)
• European Holocaust Memorial
• Revealed: the gas chamber horror of North Korea's gulag - The Guardian (Feb. 1, 2004) (discusses Camp 22 in North Korea)
• A Voice From North Korea Echoes in the White House - The New York Times (June 18, 2005)