Crime Without Punishment: Sexual Slavery In World War II

T. Kumar, Director of Advocacy for Asia with Amnesty International

In the aftermath of the Second World War, one group that received neither adequate recognition nor justice was the so-called "Comfort Women" – women forced into prostitution by the imperial army of Japan. As a result of rising protest from the dwindling number of surviving victims, outrage is increasing over this flagrant violation of human decency. Protestors, in Japan and around the world, are encouraged by a recent report from Amnesty International calling for a final and formal set of apologies and reparations. T. Kumar of Amnesty International explains why these steps are necessary at a time when rape is again being used as an instrument of war.