Activists, Politicians Say 'Comfort Women' Must Not Be Forgotten
Taiwan is remembering the thousands of women who were forced into sex work by Japan during World War II. Politicians and activists warn that women continue to suffer gender-based violence during war.
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00:00It's the one day a year dedicated to comfort women, the tens of thousands who were forced
00:05into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II.
00:10Here in Taipei, activists and politicians have gathered at this museum dedicated to
00:15the 2,000 Taiwanese women that suffered such sexual exploitation.
00:20They're encouraging people not to forget the atrocities.
00:23The last known woman to suffer sexual slavery
00:52at the hands of the Japanese in Taiwan died last year.
00:55And now there are calls for their stories to be included in school textbooks and for
00:59more memorials and museums.
01:01Pointing to ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, people here say that women continue
01:06to suffer during war.
01:09This museum and the memorial is a testament to the abuses of the past in the hope that
01:14they won't continue in the future.
01:16John Su and Rick Lowatt in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.
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