“Comfort woman” survivor Yong-soo Lee delivers petitions to President Moon from 5 other survivors for the CAT referral

Grandma Yong-soo Lee delivered 5 other “comfort women” survivors’ signed petition to President Moon Jae-in to urge him to refer the “comfort women” issue to the UN Convention Against Torture/International Court of Justice.  Click below to read a Hankyoreh report below.

Survivor of “comfort women” system urges Moon to refer issue to UN anti-torture body 

Below are the images of Yong-soo Lee’s handwritten letter and the English translation of it.

1. Yong-soo Lee’s letter to President Moon

Dear President Moon Jae-in and First Lady Kim Jeong-sook,

I hope you are well.
The New Year has arrived.
All this time, I have been waiting too long.
I have been waiting for you to take action, and I am sending this letter now because I can wait no longer.
I have seen many presidents come and go,
but President Moon Jae-in has acted to put people first.
I am pleading with a desperate heart.
Please make the decision to refer the “comfort women” issue to the Convention Against Torture.
It is already the eleventh hour, so you must make this decision soon.
I put my trust in you because I know you understand that people always come first.
As I write this letter, I am in tears.
Now that your presidential term is nearly finished, I am sorrowful.
Please, please make the decision to take this to the Convention Against Torture.
I am putting my aching heart before you.
I wish you a Happy New Year and I will pray that God blesses your every endeavor.

Thank you.

Lee Yong-soo
January 3, 2022

* I hope that you will respond before the Lunar New Year because we are running out of time.

2. Five other “comfort women” survivors’ signed petition

“I agree with and support resolution of the ‘comfort women’ issue through referral to the UN Convention Against Torture.”

Signed by

• Pil-geun Park
• Il-chul Kang
• Ok-sun Park
• Ok-sun Lee (b.1928)
• Ok-sun Lee (b.1930)