Reflecting on and exploring how to record, remember, and carry forward the history of the “Comfort Women” beyond the framework of legal remedies.
Editorial Team of Webzine <Kyeol>
The history of the Rohingya genocide in the world’s largest refugee camp and the hope nurtured by women amid an ongoing struggle for survival.
Lee Yu Kyung
Stories of “Comfort Women” are as insightful as they are heartbreaking. In this article, the author—an Argentine scholar—traces her journey from her first encounter with survivors and reflects on how it reshaped her personal and professional life, while also following the transnational itinerary of the “Comfort Women” movement across borders.
María del Pilar Álvarez
Historian Harrison C. Kim traces how discourse on “Comfort Women” in North Korea has evolved—at times in dialogue with the outside world—while developing distinct advocacy practices and perspectives.
Cheehyung Harrison Kim
A review of Unsilenced: Sexual Violence in Conflict, the UK’s first exhibition focusing on the issue of sexual violence during modern and contemporary global conflicts.
Nikolai Johnsen
Is it still possible to remember Bae Bong-gi’s life and mourn her death beyond the adversarial structure between nations?
Kim Shin Hyun-gyung
The Berlin Statue of Peace, established in 2020, marked an important milestone in the “Comfort Women” memorial movement as the first public memorial of its kind in Europe.
Jung-Hwa Han
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.
Ñusta Carranza Ko
The Contested Histories Initiative (CHI) is a Europe-based NGO dedicated to studying disputes over historical memorials in public spaces and promoting critical engagement with them. CHI’s Program Director, Paula O’Donohoe, spoke with Kyeol about the organization’s work and its engagement with the “Comfort Women” issue.
Paula O’Donohoe
The Contested Histories Initiative (CHI) is a Europe-based NGO dedicated to studying disputes over historical memorials in public spaces and promoting critical engagement with them. CHI’s Program Director, Paula O’Donohoe, spoke with Kyeol about the organization’s work and its broader vision.
Palestinian women who endure and resist occupation, oppression, and patriarchal structures, steadfastly continue life for the next generation.
Lee Dong-hwa
My Mother Is More Than A Comfort Woman is a storybook that presents the experiences of Filipino “Comfort Women” survivors through the eyes of their daughters and a granddaughter.
Naoko Okimoto (沖本直子)