Weekly News No. 213
Of The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan
[No.15, June 7 -13, 2010]

Reports By Standing-Representative, Yoon, Mee Hyang

Monday, June 7th

The same mail that Halmonies sent to president Obama was sent to several members of the House of Representatives of US, US Labor Union, and Amnesty International US to ask for supports and solidarity. Also, this activity was written as an article and was sent to the press under the title of Three years from the adoption of resolution H.R.121, attention needed to act for the Comfort Women issue
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Tuesday, June 8th

Halmonies went on a picnic! : Summer on its way to start its hot days, with Halmonies, we had a special day and went on a picnic! It surely was a great outing with flowers.

Wednesday, June 9th

I. The 921st Wednesday Demonstration was in charge of Christian Solidarity for the World without discrimination. This Christian Solidarity has its special interest in the matter of the rights of homosexuals and calls acts for equal rights for every people regardless of their system, culture, and the society.
Standing-Representative, Yoon, Mee Hyang had news from International Labor Organization along with more news from other international organizations about the Military Sexual Slavery by Japan. Also, there had been a request for a Fifty-thousand-signature campaign demanding the Japanese government and Parliament enact legislation to resolve the Military Sexual Slavery by Japan issue.
On the 921st Wednesday demonstration, there also were high school students on a field trip from Chungcheongnam do, down south, sisters from Catholic Church, officers, volunteers and Halmonies.
II. In addition to New York, US, Los Angeles is in action to stand a monument for the 'comfort women'  victims.

Thursday, June 10th

I. Rashida Manjoo, UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women included the reparation issue for the survivors of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery by Japan on a report to UN Human Rights Council. she reported "the single most organized and well-documented movement for reparations for women is that for the so-called "comfort women". Since the late 1980s, survivors have come forward to bear witness and mobilize international public opinion, asking for an official apology and reparation. Survivors have rejected financial aid gestures as inadequate and reiterated their desire for a formal apology and individual compensation through public funds rather than a welfare- or benevolence-type of assistance based on socio-economic needs. As victims of sexual crimes, they do not want to receive economic compensation without an official apology and official recognition of State responsibility".

II. The 14th UN Human Rights Council had a close questioning of legal responsibility to the Japanese government. Related information was written as an article and sent to the press.
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Friday, June 11th

I. There were preparation for the fifty-thousand-signature-seeking campaign for the 10th anniversary of June 15th, South and North joint declaration ceremony.

Sunday, June 13th

I. The 10th anniversary of June 15th, South and North joint declaration ceremony took place at Seoul Plaza. We held the Fifty-thousand-signature campaign demanding the Japanese government and Parliament enact legislation to resolve the Military Sexual Slavery by Japan issue. It has been a long time since there had been so many people gathering in Seoul Plaza. Those people were cheering us to reach the goal and we had 935 signatures.