South Korean court orders Japan to pay "comfort women," WWII sex slaves, reparations

[soryang]

BY JEN KWON CBS

JANUARY 8, 2021 / 7:02 AM / CBS NEWS

Seoul — Wartime sex slaves from South Korea, euphemistically known as "comfort women," won their first legal victory against the Japanese government in a landmark ruling handed down Friday in Seoul. The Seoul Central District Court ordered Japan's government to pay reparations of 100 million won ($91,300) each to the families of 12 women who were forced to work as sex slaves for the Japanese army during Japan's colonization of Korea.


The court called Japan forcing the women — only five of whom are still alive — to be sex slaves "a crime against humanity." It said the women were forced into the servitude when Japan "illegally occupied" the Korean Peninsula between 1910 and 1945, arguing that the illegality of that occupation means Japan's contemporary sovereign immunity can't shield it from lawsuits...

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/comfort-women-korea-japan-court-order-wwii-sex-slave-reparations/

[judesedit]

1. That's a start.

[Doreen]

2. Every country that has been in a war should all have to pay

for that crime.

[soryang]

3. Japan summons S Korea's ambassador to protest...

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[EzraMarcus]

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