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American Youtuber Kisses Korean Wartime Memorial Statue. Then This Happens
A 24-year-old American YouTuber, named Johnny Somali, has apologised after getting involved in a highly controversial incident in Korea.
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Iraq's Sinjar Remains In Ruins Even A Decade After ISIS Horrors
The area near the Syrian border still bears the scars of the fighting in 2014- it was here that the jihadists committed some of their worst atrocities, including mass executions and sexual slavery, before being dislodged by Kurdish forces
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Japan Ordered To Pay $1,54,000 To Victims Of Wartime Sexual Slavery
A South Korean court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate 16 women over wartime forced sexual slavery, overturning a lower-court ruling that had dismissed the case.
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After Brazil Outcry, Google Pulls 'Slavery Simulator' Game From App Store
Google has withdrawn a gaming app that allowed players to buy, sell and torture virtual "slaves" after a racism outcry in Brazil.
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Last Known Survivor Of Japan's Wartime Sexual Slavery Dies In Taiwan
Taiwan's last known survivor of Japan's wartime sexual slavery has died at the age of 92, the island's foreign ministry said Tuesday, calling the issue a "wound in human history".
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US Hails South Korea's Move To Compensate Victims Of Japan's Forced Labour
Around 780,000 Koreans were conscripted into forced labor by Japan during the 35-year occupation, according to data from Seoul, not including women forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops.
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Woman Running Shelter For Wartime Sex Slaves Found Dead In South Korea
A woman running a shelter for South Korean victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery has been found dead in her home, police said Sunday, amid a corruption probe involving the facility.
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Documents Show Japan Army Demanded 1 "Comfort Woman" Per 70 Soldiers In Wartime: Report
The Imperial Japanese Army asked the government to provide one "comfort woman" for every 70 soldiers, Japan's Kyodo news agency said, citing wartime government documents it had reviewed, shedding fresh light on Tokyo's involvement in the practice.
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Japan Needs To Do More For WWII "Comfort Women": United Nations
Japan should do more for victims of wartime sexual slavery, UN rights experts said at a hearing on Friday, insisting Tokyo had yet to provide full redress and reparations.
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In A First, Andhra Pradesh To Criminalise Sex Buyers
Andhra Pradesh will become the first state in the country to target people who purchase sex in brothels as part of a crackdown on the sexual slavery of women and children, authorities said.
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Stolen Boys: Life After Sexual Slavery In Afghanistan
Adorned in makeup, fake breasts and bells, Jawed whirls around middle-aged men at Kabul's underground bacha bazi, or "boy play" parties, where the former child sex slave finds freedom of sorts as a dancing boy.
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Afghanistan Struggles Against Institutionalised Sexual Slavery Of Boys
Quivering with quiet rage, Shirin holds a photo of his teenage brother-in-law, who now lives as the plaything of policemen, just one victim of a hidden epidemic of kidnappings of young boys for institutionalised sexual slavery in Afghanistan.
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Dreams Turn To Sex Slave Nightmares For Nigeria's Trafficked Women
They arrive in their hundreds every month, their heads full of dreams of new lives in Europe. In reality, many of them are destined for years of sexual slavery.
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Lawmakers Urge US Crackdown On Afghan Child Sex Slavery
US lawmakers are pressing Washington to get tough on institutionalized sexual slavery of boys by Afghan forces, with some invoking a human rights law that prohibits American aid to foreign military units committing such violations.
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Surviving Sexual Slavery Victims Will Receive $90,000: Seoul
South Korea says surviving South Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japan's military in World War II will be eligible to receive 100 million won (about $90,000) each from a foundation that will be funded by the Japanese government.
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American Youtuber Kisses Korean Wartime Memorial Statue. Then This Happens
A 24-year-old American YouTuber, named Johnny Somali, has apologised after getting involved in a highly controversial incident in Korea.
-
Iraq's Sinjar Remains In Ruins Even A Decade After ISIS Horrors
The area near the Syrian border still bears the scars of the fighting in 2014- it was here that the jihadists committed some of their worst atrocities, including mass executions and sexual slavery, before being dislodged by Kurdish forces
-
Japan Ordered To Pay $1,54,000 To Victims Of Wartime Sexual Slavery
A South Korean court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate 16 women over wartime forced sexual slavery, overturning a lower-court ruling that had dismissed the case.
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After Brazil Outcry, Google Pulls 'Slavery Simulator' Game From App Store
Google has withdrawn a gaming app that allowed players to buy, sell and torture virtual "slaves" after a racism outcry in Brazil.
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Last Known Survivor Of Japan's Wartime Sexual Slavery Dies In Taiwan
Taiwan's last known survivor of Japan's wartime sexual slavery has died at the age of 92, the island's foreign ministry said Tuesday, calling the issue a "wound in human history".
-
US Hails South Korea's Move To Compensate Victims Of Japan's Forced Labour
Around 780,000 Koreans were conscripted into forced labor by Japan during the 35-year occupation, according to data from Seoul, not including women forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops.
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Woman Running Shelter For Wartime Sex Slaves Found Dead In South Korea
A woman running a shelter for South Korean victims of Japan's wartime sexual slavery has been found dead in her home, police said Sunday, amid a corruption probe involving the facility.
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Documents Show Japan Army Demanded 1 "Comfort Woman" Per 70 Soldiers In Wartime: Report
The Imperial Japanese Army asked the government to provide one "comfort woman" for every 70 soldiers, Japan's Kyodo news agency said, citing wartime government documents it had reviewed, shedding fresh light on Tokyo's involvement in the practice.
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Japan Needs To Do More For WWII "Comfort Women": United Nations
Japan should do more for victims of wartime sexual slavery, UN rights experts said at a hearing on Friday, insisting Tokyo had yet to provide full redress and reparations.
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In A First, Andhra Pradesh To Criminalise Sex Buyers
Andhra Pradesh will become the first state in the country to target people who purchase sex in brothels as part of a crackdown on the sexual slavery of women and children, authorities said.
-
Stolen Boys: Life After Sexual Slavery In Afghanistan
Adorned in makeup, fake breasts and bells, Jawed whirls around middle-aged men at Kabul's underground bacha bazi, or "boy play" parties, where the former child sex slave finds freedom of sorts as a dancing boy.
-
Afghanistan Struggles Against Institutionalised Sexual Slavery Of Boys
Quivering with quiet rage, Shirin holds a photo of his teenage brother-in-law, who now lives as the plaything of policemen, just one victim of a hidden epidemic of kidnappings of young boys for institutionalised sexual slavery in Afghanistan.
-
Dreams Turn To Sex Slave Nightmares For Nigeria's Trafficked Women
They arrive in their hundreds every month, their heads full of dreams of new lives in Europe. In reality, many of them are destined for years of sexual slavery.
-
Lawmakers Urge US Crackdown On Afghan Child Sex Slavery
US lawmakers are pressing Washington to get tough on institutionalized sexual slavery of boys by Afghan forces, with some invoking a human rights law that prohibits American aid to foreign military units committing such violations.
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Surviving Sexual Slavery Victims Will Receive $90,000: Seoul
South Korea says surviving South Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japan's military in World War II will be eligible to receive 100 million won (about $90,000) each from a foundation that will be funded by the Japanese government.
