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Wednesday Demonstration against Japanese Military Sexual Slavery
Q. What is the Wednesday Demonstrations?
It is a weekly-held demonstartion in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul to bring a justice to Japanese Military Sexual Slavery issue. The Wednesday demonstrations has been held over 13 years as of 2007, July, and they had their 717th demonstration on July 12, 2006.
Q. When did it start and how did it start?
A. The first demonstration was held on Jan., 8 1992 when Japanese Prime Minister, Kiichi Miyazawa visited South Korea. The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan (the Korean Council), formed with 37 women's groups in Korea in 1990, sent the Japanese government an open letter demanding the justice for the Japanese Military Slavery. Three former victoms of the Janpanes Military Slavery, Park Soon Geum, Lee Hyo Cha and Yun Chung Ok participated in this demonstration.
Q. Who participates in the demonstration?
A. At the beginning, mainly members from the Korean Council and other women groups joined the demonstartions with the former victoms of the Japanese Military Sexual Slavery. The former Comfort Women are always in the center of the demonstration. About 10 to 20 former victoms of the Japanese Military Sexual Slavery particpate in the demonstartions in turn. It is now truely a field of history eduction that many Koreans have participated in the demonstrations. People who want to support the justice gather together every Wednesday. Gratefully, many people from other countries show their support, too.
Q. How does the Japanese government react to the Wednesday Demonstartions?
A. From the beginning to now, the Japanese government has been neglecting the demonstartions and kept silent about the Japanese Military Sexual Slavery.
Q. How can we help for this demonstartion?
A. Please visit the official site of the Korean Council. Support
Read more at Wednesday Demonstration History
Q. What is the Wednesday Demonstrations?
It is a weekly-held demonstartion in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul to bring a justice to Japanese Military Sexual Slavery issue. The Wednesday demonstrations has been held over 13 years as of 2007, July, and they had their 717th demonstration on July 12, 2006.
Q. When did it start and how did it start?
A. The first demonstration was held on Jan., 8 1992 when Japanese Prime Minister, Kiichi Miyazawa visited South Korea. The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan (the Korean Council), formed with 37 women's groups in Korea in 1990, sent the Japanese government an open letter demanding the justice for the Japanese Military Slavery. Three former victoms of the Janpanes Military Slavery, Park Soon Geum, Lee Hyo Cha and Yun Chung Ok participated in this demonstration.
Q. Who participates in the demonstration?
A. At the beginning, mainly members from the Korean Council and other women groups joined the demonstartions with the former victoms of the Japanese Military Sexual Slavery. The former Comfort Women are always in the center of the demonstration. About 10 to 20 former victoms of the Japanese Military Sexual Slavery particpate in the demonstartions in turn. It is now truely a field of history eduction that many Koreans have participated in the demonstrations. People who want to support the justice gather together every Wednesday. Gratefully, many people from other countries show their support, too.
Q. How does the Japanese government react to the Wednesday Demonstartions?
A. From the beginning to now, the Japanese government has been neglecting the demonstartions and kept silent about the Japanese Military Sexual Slavery.
Q. How can we help for this demonstartion?
A. Please visit the official site of the Korean Council. Support
Read more at Wednesday Demonstration History
