The Redress Movement for the Victims of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery
8th Annual Conference
Friday, October 13, 2017 9:00 AM
Rosenthal Library
Auditorium (Room 230)
Queens College
Flushing, New York
The forced mobilization of an estimated 80,000 to 200,000 women and girls in the Indo-Pacific to serve members of the Japanese military, colonial administrators and businessmen during the Asia-Pacific War (1932-1945) was a brutal war crime. These victims of military sexual slavery have been referred to as “comfort women,” a government designation to set apart these procured beings from prostitutes and to sanction their trafficking. The Japanese government has yet to make a sincere, unequivocal apology.
In 1990, a redress movement began in South Korea as an attempt to persuade the Japanese government to apologize for its past actions and to sufficiently compensate the surviving victims. This movement has received global support from South Korea, other Asian countries, the U.S., and many other Western countries.
The conference invites 18 well-known “comfort women” scholars and redress movement leaders from South Korea, Japan, and the United States to access the 27-year old movement and the Japanese government’s obligations to take responsible actions toward the victims.
In 1990, a redress movement began in South Korea as an attempt to persuade the Japanese government to apologize for its past actions and to sufficiently compensate the surviving victims. This movement has received global support from South Korea, other Asian countries, the U.S., and many other Western countries.
The conference invites 18 well-known “comfort women” scholars and redress movement leaders from South Korea, Japan, and the United States to access the 27-year old movement and the Japanese government’s obligations to take responsible actions toward the victims.