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Comfort Women Docs Await UNESCO Recognition | South Korea News
A coalition of civic groups from eight nations is pushing UNESCO to finally recognize the “Voices of the Comfort Women” — harrowing firsthand accounts of Japanese wartime sexual slavery — for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register. First submitted in 2016, the request has stalled for years amid stalled negotiations with Japan and the U.S., with talks repeatedly postponed since 2025. These documents, bearing witness to the suffering of Korean women and others forced into sexual slavery, are vital to preserving history and ensuring justice isn’t forgotten. Now, advocates are demanding…
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