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Victim Asks Seoul to Bring Wartime Sex Slavery Issue to ICJ

Victim Asks Seoul to Bring Wartime Sex Slavery Issue to ICJ

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A former wartime sexual slavery victim demanded Tuesday that Seoul bring the issue of forced sexual slavery by Japan to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), denouncing Japan’s continued denials and a Harvard professor’s recent controversial claims. Lee Young-soo, one of 15 registered surviving South Korean victims of sexual [...]

‘Comfort Women’ Win First Legal Victory Against Tokyo in Wartime Sex Slavery Case

‘Comfort Women’ Win First Legal Victory Against Tokyo in Wartime Sex Slavery Case

SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean victims of wartime sexual enslavement won their first legal victory Friday against the Japanese government in a landmark ruling. The Seoul Central District Court ordered Tokyo to make financial reparations of 100 million won (US$91,300) each to 12 “comfort women” who were dragged away from their homes [...]