Comfort Women - compensation, then, now,
and in the future -
repost
This is a repost of the original video posted on December 4,
2011. That video was attacked by
gremlins corrupting the image (aspect ratio).
This repost is a correction to that corrupting.
The issue of “comfort women,” continues to surface. A brief description of “comfort women:” These
were women who worked in concubines (houses of ill-repute, ladies of the
evening) to service the sexual desires of the Japanese military during and
before World War Two. Historically
militaries across the globe have provided for the sexual needs of their troops,
either forced, or condoned prostitution, or tolerated what was known as “camp
followers.”
South Korea and North Korea (the Koreas) claim the women
were sex slaves and forced by the Japanese military to serve in these
concubines. Japan claims the women were
recruited to work in these concubines and paid for their services.
NOTE: this video does
not address this issue as to whether they were sex slaves or recruited sex
workers. This video addresses the issue
of compensation to these women.
In 2005 it was revealed in 1965 a settlement was agreed to
(1965 Korea-Japan Claims Settlement Agreement), and signed by South Korea and
Japan. In addition as part of this
settlement $800 million and soft loans (loans below market interest rates)
given to the South Korean government by the nation of Japan. Part of the agreement was this to be a final
agreement on closing any claims in the future by individuals in South Korea and
/ or the South Korean government against Japan for any activity between 1910
and 1945.
Japan urged the South Korean government to use that money to
settle claims by the South Korean people.
The government decided instead to keep the money for development and
infrastructure projects. Money also went
to POSCO (a South Korean steel company), building the Gyeongbu Expressway and
Soyang Dam.
Now 46 years after the settlement South Korea wants Japan to
address the issue of further compensation.
What about the 1965 settlement agreement and $800 million already
paid? Good question: it is now being claimed since the issue of
sex slaves / comfort women is a crime against humanity, the issue can come up
again and compensation requested.
Question: If another
payment is made, who is to say forty years down the road the issue of “crimes
against humanity” will not be resurrected again requesting more money?
Treaty:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_Basic_Relations_between_Japan_and_the_Republic_of_Korea#Compensation
Article II, section 1:
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Agreement_Between_Japan_and_the_Republic_of_Korea_Concerning_the_Settlement_of_Problems_in_Regard_to_Property_and_Claims_and_Economic_Cooperation
Article refuting the 1965 treaty:
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2011/11/23/79/0301000000AEN20111123008300315F.HTML
Related news article:
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/11/113_99644.html
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