Every Wednesday They Have Cried Out

Another “Wednesday Demonstration” was held on 14th in front of the Embassy of Japan in Seoul. The former sex slaves, euphemistically called “comfort women” have held a “Wednesday Demonstration” every week since January 1992 and today, 1000th demonstration was staged.

Those elderly Korean women have called upon Japan to apologise and provide compensation for forcing women into sexual slavery for Japanese troops during the Second World War. There has been no reply and they have continued.

The Pyeonghwa Road in front of the Embassy was packed with people of every condition to mark the 1000th weekly rally, including the 5 comfort women, 20 NGOs, voluntary Japanese participants, voluntary students, press corps, politicians and celebrities.

After the rally began, one of those five elderly women wiped tears from her eyes. When the speakers criticised the Korean government’s inability, the politicians hung their heads.

The Korean Women’s Association United announced that Seoul and Pyongyang adopted a joint resolution. Ms Yoon Mi-hyang, the Head of KCWD(the Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan) said “Legislative and administrative solutions must be provided for the ladies.”

 <Photograph: Kris Min>