Tag: comfort women
Lola Isabelita Viduya, comfort woman, 89
Isabelita and other Filipino women victims of sexual slavery and violence died without receiving a formal apology and compensation from Japan
Remembering Melo Acuña and the Filipino comfort women
Melo was one of the instrumental persons behind "Flowers-for-Lolas," an alliance supporting the campaign on the issue of comfort women
Remembering the ‘comfort women’ and their continuing call for justice
Eight decades since the war ended on Aug. 15, 1945, the Japanese government still refuses to recognize its accountability
South Korea court dismisses ‘comfort women’ lawsuit, contradicts earlier ruling
The court recognized Japan's right to state immunity from overseas lawsuits
South Korean court orders Japan to compensate ‘comfort women’
Some historians estimate up to 200,000 Korean girls and women were forced to provide sex to Japanese troops during colonial era