Campaigns
Justice for women survivors of war crimes
For six decades the women who survived the ordeal of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II have been denied justice. After years of silence many of these women, along side their friends and families, are seeking recognition and compensation from the Japanese government.
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Global Solidarity Day for “Comfort Women”
15 August, is the Global Solidarity Day for “Comfort Women”.
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14 March 2007 – Don’t sign treaty unless war crimes admitted, (Australian) PM told
12 March 2007 – Australian PM to raise “Comfort Women” issue with Abe
Comment from Hellen Cooke
Time August 14, 2008 at 1:04 pm
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom protested when in 1918: The “Educational Gazette” (Victoria, June, 1918) contained the following instructions to teachers:-
‘History – For the prescribed stories of notable deeds to be told in the third and fourth grades, substitute stirring stories of heroic deeds in the present great conflict (WW1). Do not dwell on the horrors inseparable from war, but emphasize the qualities which will make such stories immortal.’
This ‘non-dwelling on the horrors inseparable from war’ and ‘emphasis on immortal stories’ of war, has been a pattern well followed through the decades. A small adjustment of perspective by decision-makers, around 1918, has become custom and limits comprehensive understanding of the experiences of war – especially women’s experiences in war.