アムネスティ、従軍慰安婦についてのレポート発表

Comfort women

" I was raped by doctors and high ranking officers, 4-15 times every day. ... I couldn't tell anyone what happened as I was so ashamed, but when I saw Kim Hak-Soon's (the first "comfort woman" who came out) interview, I decided to come out too."

At the age of 19, Hwang Keun Joo was forced to stay in a "comfort station" for 6 year.

Up to 200,000 women were sexually enslaved by the Japanese military before and during the Second World War, many of whom were under the age of 20, with some as young as 12.

Survivors of the "comfort women" system are now elderly and unknown numbers have died, but many women have shown extreme courage in speaking out about their experiences and demanding justice.

AI Index: ASA 22/012/2005 28 October 2005
Still Waiting After 60 years: Justice for Survivors of Japan's Military Sexual Slavery System