あちらこちらで、米軍相手の韓国人売春婦が韓国政府に訴訟を起こした件について朝日新聞が報道しないと言っていましたが、それが効いたのか、遅れて報道したのに続いて地味に英語記事を今日出したみたいです。
Former 'comfort women' serving U.S. military file damages lawsuit
June 28, 2014
Former 'comfort women' serving U.S. military file damages lawsuit
June 28, 2014
By TORU HIGASHIOKA/ Correspondent
SEOUL--A group of former South Korean “comfort women” who served in government-controlled brothels for U.S. soldiers filed a suit here, demanding state compensation for forced prostitution.
It is the first such legal action in the context of brothels sanctioned by the South Korean government for the U.S. military.
The plaintiffs are seeking 10 million won (1 million yen, or $9,850) in redress for being forced to serve as “U.S. military comfort women” after the Korean War ended in 1953.
The suit, filed in the Seoul Central District Court on June 25, claims that the South Korean government controlled the women's activities and infringed on their human rights.
According to a citizens group supporting the plaintiffs, the women were forced to provide sex to U.S. servicemen in government-designated “special areas” around U.S. military bases in South Korea since 1957.
The group claims that the women's activities were controlled by the government, which also required them to undergo mandatory medical checkups for sexually transmitted diseases. They also claim the existence of government-run camps to accommodate women infected with STDs.
The plaintiffs demanded that the government conduct an investigation to disclose the historical facts and issue an official apology.
同じ内容ですが、こんな画面です。
同じ内容ですが、こんな画面です。
内容は事実を淡々と伝えるものです。米軍用に韓国政府が管理した売春宿で強制的に働かされたので、韓国政府に補償を求めるというものでした。
塩村議員の記事は目立つように大きくいまだに出してましたけど、こちらはアジア版でひっそりです。
ヤジ事件みたいに いつまでも 延々と 詳しく英語版でお願いしたいです。海外への発信がこの問題では一番大事なのですから。
積極的に世界に（英語ですから）発信したいわけではないけれど、これを出したことは偉いと思います。
この記事を拡散するといいかもしれませんね。すぐに記事が削除される可能性もありますが・・・