“The power structure that gives rise to, abets and hides sexual violence should be fundamentally resolved,” the group read from the statement during a news conference at Gwangwhamun Square in downtown Seoul. (Image: Yonhap)
SEOUL, March 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A coalition of South Korean university students issued a statement Tuesday calling for an end to sexual violence and discrimination ahead of March 8 International Women’s Day.
“The power structure that gives rise to, abets and hides sexual violence should be fundamentally resolved,” the group read from the statement during a news conference at Gwangwhamun Square in downtown Seoul.
The coalition, which involves 98 school clubs and 1,087 individuals across the country, vowed to make efforts to protect themselves from sexual violence on campus and liberate women from gender-based abuse and discrimination.
They also called on the government to decriminalize abortion and increase support for quality jobs for women.
(Yonhap)
