Japan should do more for wartime sex slaves, or comfort women, UN rights experts have said, adding that Tokyo had not provided full redress and reparation. Most historians agree that up to 200,000 women from the Philippines, Korea, China and elsewhere were forced to work as ‘comfort women’ in military brothels during World War II. An… Full Story »
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Duterte denies having any hand in removal of comfort woman statue
President Duterte has said he did not have any hand in the removal of the statue of a comfort woman in Manila — but hinted that he was glad it had been removed. As we reported on Saturday (April 28), the Department of Public Works and Highways tore down the bronze statue, reportedly as part of routine drainage work. … Full Story »
Memorial to wartime comfort women torn down under cover of darkness
A statue in Manila to commemorate wartime sex slaves — called comfort women by their Japanese tormentors — has been torn down under cover of darkness. A government official said today (Saturday, April 28) that the bronze statue on Roxas Boulevard was removed as part of a drainage project. As we reported in December, the… Full Story »
Manila comfort woman statue angers the Japanese
A statue of a Filipina comfort woman, recently unveiled in Manila, is causing a diplomatic row with the Japanese. The seven-foot monument commemorates the suffering of thousands of women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War Two. The bronze statue was unveiled early last week on the intersection of Roxas Boulevard… Full Story »
