Re-education Camps

Definition

Re-education camps are detention centers where people are imprisoned without due process and subjected to physical abuse, political indoctrination, forced labor, torture, and other severe human rights abuses.

Analogy

Imagine being sent to a summer camp against your will where instead of fun activities like swimming or arts & crafts, you're forced to learn new beliefs under harsh conditions with no freedom or rights.

Related terms

Brainwashing: A forcible indoctrination to induce someone to give up basic political, social, or religious beliefs and attitudes and accept contrasting regimented ideas.

Gulag: The government agency that administered penal labor camps during Stalin’s era in the Soviet Union. These camps were notorious for their harsh living conditions and high death rates.

Cultural Revolution (China): During this period many intellectuals were sent to re-education camps as they were seen as enemies of the state.