Kim Eun-Rye, Former ‘Comfort Woman’ Passed Away
Pray for Kim Eun-Rye, former ‘comfort woman’ (Military Sexual Slavery by Japanese Government)
A former victim of military sexual slavery by Japanese Government, Kim Eun-Rye passed away to her eternal rest on 10/21/2008 Tuesday at the age of 83 (officially 73). Ms. Kim, born in Pyungyang (Pyeongyang, North Korea) in 1936, was deceived that she would be hired in a factory and was forced to serve as a “comfort woman” in China at the age of 17.
Upon Korea’s liberation from Japanese Colonization in 1945, she returned to Korea and lived in cities like Seoul and Pusan. She spent her last years in Siheung, Kyunggido (Kyeonggido).
She was very active in demonstrations to demand an official apology and compensation from the Japanese Government. She also steadily participated in Wednesday Demonstration. May she rest in peace…
(photo from ohmynews.com)
Filed under Women and War October 29, 2008
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