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- Korean Council Newsletter May 2019
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2019년 6월 3일
- Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict Week (June 17-19) Seoul, South Korea
[Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict Week ??] June 17-19, 2019 Seoul South Korea Participate in the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict Week for resolution of the Japanese military sexual slavery and sexual violence in conflict! Stand in solidarity with survivors and join the movement for a peaceful world without war and violence against women! -RSVP at https://bit.ly/2Dzon2b -E-mail or Donate to the Korean Council at [email protected]!
2019년 4월 26일
- Call for Nominations for the 2019 Kim Bok-dong Peace Prize
The Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan (The Korean Council) calls for nominations of individuals or organizations for the 2019 Kim Bok-dong Peace Prize. Kim Bok-dong Peace Prize honors individuals or organizations that have been engaged in the movement to resolve the issue of sexual violence in armed conflict and ensure women’s human rights in
2019년 3월 12일
- Obituary for Gwak Ye-nam Halmoni
11am, March 2nd, 2019, Gwak Ye-nam halmoni from Damyang, South Jeolla Province passed away, leaving only 22 survivors of Japanese military sexual slavery. Gwak Ye-nam halmoni was born in Damyang, South Jeolla Province in 1925 as the third daughter of a family with two sons and four daughters. She married to avoid the Japanese military’s draft of unmarried girls. Yet 2~3 months after her marriage, her sister-in-law was in the
2019년 3월 2일
- Obituary for Kim Bok-dong Halmoni
We will continue on the path to peace and human rights that Kim Bok-dong halmoni walked. We pray that the path of a hero who did not give up on peace is remembered by our future generation and leads to a peaceful world. <Citizens’ Funeral Schedule for late Kim Bok-dong halmoni> 1. Funeral home: Sinchon Severance Hospital B1F Special Room 1 2. Commemoration: -7pm January 29 Peace Butterfly Network -7pm
2019년 1월 29일
- Obituary for Lee OO Halmoni
Lee OO halmoni passed away at 7:30am on January 28, 2019.
She was born in 1925. Around 1942 when she was 17 years old, she was heading home from her work at a textile factory with two colleagues. Then they were abducted by two soldiers who rode the military truck.
There were several women who were on the truck already. Together with 10~15 women who were on the other truck, they were all forced to board a ship to Shimonoseki, Japan.
2019년 1월 28일
- Statement on the Removal of Statue of Peace in the Philippines
Statement on the Removal of Statue of Peace in the Philippines
The Korean Council demands the Japanese Government to terminate its actions to erase the history and make official apology and legal reparations to the Japanese military sexual slavery victims!
The Statue of Peace established in San Pedro City on December 28th, 2018, was removed after the Japanese Embassy remonstrated against it on December 30th. The Statue of Peace in San Pedro City was established through the participation of the Mayor of San Pedro City, the former Mayor of Jecheon City in South Korea, and citizens.
2019년 1월 3일
- Obituary for Lee Gui-nyeo halmoni
On December 14th, 2018, Lee Gui-nyeo halmoni who stayed in a nursing hospital in Yongin passed away. Halmoni was born in Cheongju, Chungcheongbukdo in 1926. When she was 17 or 18 years old, the head of the village said she can earn a lot of money in China. Her mother replied that halmoni should stay and get married, but the head of the village told her that she can always come back.
2018년 12월 18일