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Sexual Violence against Jewish Women during the Holocaust and Afterward

This article foregrounds the long-overlooked sexual violence perpetrated against Jewish women during the Holocaust. It calls for fuller integration of survivors’ testimonies of sexual violence into our understanding of Holocaust history and prompts recognition of the ongoing reality of conflict-related sexual violence today.

Rochelle G. Saidel

“Stop Using Women’s Bodies as Battlefields!”

Iryna Dovhan, head of SEMA Ukraine, condemns the severe violence and suffering endured by countless women during the Ukraine-Russia war, which has persisted for over a decade.

Iryna Dovhan

The Politics of Memory in the BTS Fandom to Resist Historical Revisionism

Lee Jeeheng

A Conversation with Stanislava Staša Zajović of Women in Black Belgrade (1)

Women who dare to speak out about sexual violence experience overwhelming anxiety across various aspects of their lives.

Stanislava Staša Zajović

A Conversation with Sue Finch of Women in Black London (3)

The World Court of Women has held over 30 sessions since 1992, hearing from survivors of violence, conflict and war from around the world.

Sue Finch

Women’s Solidarity in Our Troubled Times of Gendered Violence and War

Rada Iveković

Beyond Nationalism: The Ongoing History of the “Comfort Women” and Gender Politics

Carol Gluck

Here and now, what is the “issue” of Comfort Women for the Japanese military?

Now that a considerable amount of time has passed since the issue of the Japanese military “Comfort Women” was publicized, what are the questions young researchers are asking here?

Editorial Team of Webzine <Kyeol>

People's Tribunal for Women in Guatemala - The story of women from the other side of the globe who inherited each other's pain

The Women's International War Crimes Tribunal on the Trial of Japan's Military Sexual Slavery in 2000 (hereinafter the ‘Women's International War Crimes Tribunal 2000’), which was hosted in Tokyo, Japan from December 8 to 12, 2000, was a people’s tribunal[1] that held the Japanese government – the perpetrating state - and Emperor Hirohito responsible for war crimes. It was viewed as the most appropriate alternative plan devised at a time when it was no longer feasible to hold a legally effective international court with any cooperation from the Japanese government.

Sim A-jeong

본 온라인 대담은 팀과 커뮤니티를 위한 민주주의 플랫폼 '빠띠'에서 이루어졌다_1

Online Interview between Jeong Yeong-hwan & Pak Noja - The issue of the ‘comfort women’ that needs to be viewed from a post-division perspective DAY 1

Written by Jeong Yeong-hwan, Professor at Meiji Gakuin University, and Pak Noja, Professor at the University of Oslo

Jeong Yeong-hwan

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