Digital Archive for the “comfort women” evidence
The Korean Court’s rejection of the second “comfort women” compensation lawsuit and the ICJ option
April 30, 2021
U.S.-based rights groups ask Biden to seek historic justice for victims of wartime sexual slavery
May 18, 2021
We are launching a digital archive with translated annotations on primary sources and documentary evidence on Imperial Japan’s multinational system of sexual slavery and trafficking as part of military policy and practice throughout the Second World War — an institution known euphemistically as the military “comfort women” system.
The sources include translated and English-language records, e.g., the crucial 1944 U.S. POW Interrogation Report No. 49, and records of forcible recruitment (physical and non-physical, i.e., coercion) and trafficking across more than 13 countries.
The aim of this project is to support and substantiate research and educational efforts, at all levels and fields of study, with readily accessible resources and a common set of facts.
We had an introductory panel discussion with experts including Prof. Alexis Dudden, Dr. Hye-in Han, Prof. Paul Hoffman, Prof. Byeong-keun Kang, Dr. Daniel Diaz and Prof. Chungmoo Choi on May 20, 5 pm PDT. It was a joint event with University of California, Irvine School of Law, the American Law Center of 고려대학교 – Korea University, Seoul, and UCLA Center for Korean Studies.
You can watch the event HERE
