DR Congo survivors stand together with 1400th Wednesday Demonstration & 7th Intl. Memorial Day for Japanese Military "Comfort Women"

REMED, an organization in DR Congo, and Ushirika, a initiative for survivors of wartime sexual violence in DR Congo, organized an event to commemorate the Japanese military sexual slavery victims for the 1400th Wednesday Demonstration & 7th International Memorial Day for Japanese Military “Comfort Women” on August 14th 2019.

Below is a message from REMED:

Dear Partner,

Pictures for this 1400th Wednesday and the 7th international day against sexual slavery. This is how the the day of 14/8 of the year 2019 has passed off in
North kivu /DRC by mama ushirika
The 1400th Wednesday ceremony for mama ushirika /REMED/DRC
80 mama women of North Kivu in the DRC, gathered in the group Mama
USHIRIKA within the organization REMED partner of BUTTERFLY FUND, a
South Korean organization, We are joined today on 8/14 to South Korean
women who had suffered terrible horrors of sexual violence, rape,
sexual slavery during World War II by the Japanese army .With prayers,
massages against violence, history about Japanese military abuses, and
with compassion to Korean women victims of the rapes by japanese army.
For this day of August 14, 2019, we once again beg to our God to
awaken awareness of Japanese president and government to apologize and
recognize this crime against humanity and repair the damage committed
against these South Korean women.
Long life to the rights of women
Long life to Korean survivors and Halmonis
Long life to BUTTERFLY FUND
Long life MAMA USHIRIKA/REMED