Post by Rev Hopkins on Sept 15, 2014 10:07:47 GMT -5
World united against wartime sexual slavery
The following is the eighth in a series of articles on Japan’s wartime sexual enslavement of Asian women on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the foundation of The Korea Herald on Aug. 15. ― Ed.
In the grueling campaign to make Japan own up to its wartime sexual slavery, South Korea has not been alone. The United States, the European Union and other countries, as well as international organizations such as the U.N., have been key drivers of the campaign.
Recognizing Japan’s sexual enslavement of Asian women as a wartime human rights issue, the international community has been heaping pressure on Japan to change its unapologetic stance and take due steps to console the aging victims and compensate for their sufferings. Read more here
The following is the eighth in a series of articles on Japan’s wartime sexual enslavement of Asian women on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the foundation of The Korea Herald on Aug. 15. ― Ed.
In the grueling campaign to make Japan own up to its wartime sexual slavery, South Korea has not been alone. The United States, the European Union and other countries, as well as international organizations such as the U.N., have been key drivers of the campaign.
Recognizing Japan’s sexual enslavement of Asian women as a wartime human rights issue, the international community has been heaping pressure on Japan to change its unapologetic stance and take due steps to console the aging victims and compensate for their sufferings. Read more here