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Reflecting on the “Comfort Women” Issue Through the Framework of Women’s Human Rights

This article examines the Japanese military “comfort women” issue through the lens of women’s human rights, extending the discussion to structural violence against women, social exclusion, and economic inequality. It further calls for victim-centered social restructuring and redistribution.

Joohee Kim

The Japanese Military “Comfort Women” and the Multilayeredness of Coercion

How has our understanding of “coercion” in forced labor and the Japanese military “Comfort Women” system changed over time? This essay examines the multilayered nature of these issues, moving beyond nationalist narratives and historical denialism toward a broader understanding through the lens of universal human rights.

Jie-Hyun Lim

The supranational nature of the 'comfort women' issue and the ‘glocalization’ of memories, Part 1

Written by Shin Ki-young, Professor at Ochanomizu University, Japan

Shin Ki-young

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

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

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The supranational nature of the 'comfort women' issue and the ‘glocalization’ of memories, Part 2

Written by Shin Ki-young, Professor at Ochanomizu University, Japan

Shin Ki-young

A Conversation with Sue Finch of Women in Black London (2)

Violence, militarism and war are gendered phenomena, and peace activism, to be effective, must likewise be gender analytical and gender aware.

Sue Finch

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Encountering Palestinian Women Who Stand Tall Amid Daily Crisis and Violence

Palestinian women who endure and resist occupation, oppression, and patriarchal structures, steadfastly continue life for the next generation.

Lee Dong-hwa

International people’s tribunal on the Indonesian genocide of 1965

On November 12~14, 2015, an international people’s tribunal was held in The Hague, the Netherlands for the crimes against humanity that had occurred in Indonesia in 1965.

Saskia E. Wieringa

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