“Comfort Girls”: The Forgotten Tragedy of Child Exploitation

The “Comfort Women” system was not only a violation of women’s rights, but also a grave infringement of children’s rights. In this article, Professor Ñusta Carranza Ko examines how imperial Japanese authorities systematically violated the rights of underage girls, in direct contravention of international conventions of the time, reframing the issue as a case of child rights violations.

• 2025-08-05
• Ñusta Carranza Ko

Tackling Contested Histories for a Deeper Understanding of the Past and Present

The Contested Histories Initiative (CHI) is a Europe-based NGO dedicated to studying disputes over h...

• 2025-07-23
• Paula O’Donohoe

Encountering Palestinian Women Who Stand Tall Amid Daily Crisis and Violence

Palestinian women who endure and resist occupation, oppression, and patriarchal structures, steadfas...

• 2025-06-04
• Lee Dong-hwa

Characteristics of the Issue of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery in Singapore

Until 2022, when the book The Comfort Women of Singapore in History and Memory was published, it was...

• 2024-12-11
• Kevin Blackburn

How a Diaspora Director Talks About the “Comfort Women” Issue Through a Documentary

The documentary film <A Boat Departed From Me Taking Me Away>, directed by Cecilia Kang, a sec...

• 2024-10-21
• Cecilia Kang