“All we want is justice. Some of us have died already, yet there is still no justice. Until when are we going to wait?”
70 years after World War II, comfort women still call for justice
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Comfort women criticize Aquino for ignoring their demand for justice from Japan
“It is abominable that Aquino did not even put on the agenda of his P8.8-million state visit to Japan the plight of Filipino comfort women and instead expressed his support for Japan in its plan to revitalize its military expansionist policy and the resurgent militarism in the whole Asia-Pacific region.” – Gabriela
Comfort women ‘rise’ for justice
“Why should we be surprised that there are still victims of sex trafficking today when justice has yet to be served for these women, who we consider as among the first cases of trafficked women?” – Monique Wilson, performing artist and global director of One Billion Rising
News in Pictures: Lolas Lament Slow Pace of Justice, Hit Aquino for Failed Promise
The lolas (grandmothers) of Lila Filipina, an organization of former “comfort women,” stormed the Japanese Embassy in Manila on Wednesday to demand justice from the government of Japan for the crimes they committed during World War II. The lolas proceeded to Don Chino Bridge near Malacañang gate and brought with them a letter addressed to President Benigno S. Aquino III, asking why he failed to fulfill his promise of obtaining any measure of justice for them. (Photos courtesy of Gabriela / bulatlat.com)
For More Than Half a Century, Justice Remains Elusive to Filipino Comfort Women
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Lila Pilipina, the organization of Filipino women who were used as sex slaves by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, said the Supreme Court decision denying their petition to hold the Japanese government accountable for its crimes against them, which was penned by Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo, was not only plagiarized but was also “twisted.”
It’s Now or Never: Gabriela Solons urge Pres. Aquino to Demand Japanese Government’s Public Apology to the Filipino Comfort Women
PRESS RELEASE November 8, 2010 “Since the issue of the Filipino comfort women was first made known to the public in 1991, justice remains elusive to this day,” said Representative Luz Ilagan of Gabriela Women’s Party as a house resolution is filed today expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Philippine Government…
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‘Comfort Women’ Still Fight for Justice