‘Last Daughters’: Tracing the lives of WWII sexual slavery survivors’ descendants

https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/95c9e611-d391-41ee-b1d0-1d5937027d71

‘Last Daughters’: Tracing the lives of WWII sexual slavery survivors’ descendants

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👀 Sexual violence on 'staggering' scale in Sudan civil war: UN probe

The investigation found evidence of gang rapes, violence and sexual slavery being used as a means of "terrorising and punishing civilians".

Children are not spared the abuse, with women and girls being abducted for sexual slavery, the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said in a new report.

#sexualviolence #Sudan #GangRapes #sexualslavery

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241029-sexual-violence-on-staggering-scale-in-sudan-civil-war-un-probe

Sexual violence in war-torn Sudan on 'staggering' scale, UN probe finds

The scale of sexual violence being commited in Sudan is "staggering", said the chair of a UN fact finding mission in the war-torn country on Tuesday. The investigation found evidence of gang rapes, violence and sexual slavery being used as a means of "terrorising and punishing civilians".

FRANCE 24
How We Disappeared by Jing-Jing Lee

Book Review by Nikky Khalid “After enduring three years of unspeakable acts of brutality, she finally makes her way home. She is branded a ‘comfort woman’ earning the scorn of her…

B o o k s p e r i e n c e . . .

#Survivors & relatives of #Filipino women forced into #SexualSlavery by #Japanese in #WWII #dismissed #compensation package. #Rejection after #PresidentFerdinandMarcosJr. last Friday, urged #lawmakers to pass law for #reparation to the sex #slavery victims of Japanese.
An #ElderlyVictim said the move is #TooLate as most victims have already died and it cannot heal the #trauma , #discrimination & #suffering victims like her faced throughout their lives.

https://www.ucanews.com/amp/filipina-victims-of-sex-slavery-say-no-to-compensation/100703

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Filipina victims of sex slavery say no to compensation

Filipino women who were treated as sex slaves by the Japanese army during World War II have rejected a move for compensation, saying the money is useless at their advanced age.

UCA News
Landmark human rights case handled by Bahamian advocate at the UN

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Bahamian UN CEDAW member, human rights expert and attorney, Marion Bethel, played a pivotal role in a landmark ruling for Filipina sexual slavery victims during the 84th session of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

Eye Witness News

"[#japan PM] Fumio Kishida called for removal [of comfort women statue], saying that it was 'regrettable that it remains in place.' However, the statue has stayed in its place, due to the resistance of local women’s rights organizations"

"The university was also bombarded with malicious letters and emails from the Japanese far-right [to remove the statue]."

"We have to strengthen our alliance... They share our values" 🤡🤡🤡

#korea #ComfortWomen #SexualSlavery

http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/1083385.html

German university quietly removes “comfort women” statue amid pressure from Japan

The South Korean government’s plan to concede on compensation for victims of forced mobilization is seen as a factor in the university’s decision