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COMFORT WOMEN ISSUE ADDRESSED IN
UNITED NATIONS
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF JAPAN
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COMFORT WOMEN
MILITARY SEXUAL SLAVERY BY JAPAN
DURING WORLD WAR II
Former comfort women want
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Direct Link to Universal Periodic
Review - UPR
Report of the Working Group on the
UPR JAPAN:
II. Conclusions and/or
Recommendations to Japan
5."Respond
sincerely to the recommendations of the United Nations mechanisms
(Special
Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, the Committee on the
Elimination
of Discrimination Against Women and the Committee Against
Torture) on the issue of 'comfort women' during the Second World War."
18."Take concrete
measures to address, once and for all, the Japanese Military
Sexual Slavery and other violations committed in the past in other countries
including Korea."
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Human Rights Council
8th session (2-18 June 2008)
Item 6: Consideration of UPR-Report on
Statement jointly
delivered by the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), and the Asia-Japan Women’s
Mr President, Honourable Members of the
Human Rights Council,
OMCT and AJWRC warmly
welcome the comprehensive examination by the Human Rights Council of the human rights
situation in
We also welcome the
fact that the Japanese State has expressed its determination, as a re-elected
member of the Council, to implement its obligations under the human rights
instruments and to address “situations of violation of human rights, including
gross and systematic violations” worldwide in its voluntary pledges and
commitments.
We expect the Japanese
State to prove its commitment in this regard by addressing the “gross and
systematic violations” of women’s human rights for which it is responsible,
namely Japan’s military sexual slavery during World War II, as mentioned in
paragraphs 15, 26, 32, 37 and 60 (al. 5 and 18) of the report of the Working
Group[1][1]. Since the
victims broke the decades of silence, a number of recommendations have been
made by the international human rights bodies, including CEDAW and CAT.
According to CAT, sexual violence and slavery in this context amount to torture
and no statute of limitations should apply “that may prevent
investigation, prosecution and punishment of these grave crimes.” It also
considered that the remedies provided so far to the victims of military sexual
slavery were inadequate and called on Japan to stop the “continuing abuse and
re-traumatization” that result from “official denial of the facts, concealment
or failure to disclose other facts, failure to prosecute those criminally
responsible for acts of torture, and failure to provide adequate rehabilitation
to the victims and survivors.”[2][2] However to date, the Japanese State has not acted on any of these
recommendations, while a number of survivors have passed away without obtaining
justice.
We call on
Thank you.
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