MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine authorities failed to offer its World War II “consolation ladies” reparations, social assist, and recognition regardless of their long-time clamor, in line with the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination in opposition to Women (CEDAW).
The committee launched that assertion about its determination on Wednesday, International Women’s Day.
In a landmark determination, the committee stated the Philippine authorities had reneged on its worldwide obligations for failing to supply quick redress to consolation ladies, a euphemism for girls who had been compelled into sexual slavery by Japanese occupation troops in World War I.
According to the committee, the…
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