The
Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual
Slavery by Japan calls for nomination of individuals or organizations for the 2020
KIM BOK DONG Peace Prize. KIM BOK DONG Peace Prize honors individuals or
organizations that have been engaged in the movement to resolve the issue of sexual
violence in armed conflict and ensure women’s human rights in armed conflict across
the world.
Establishment
Background
After
her testimony as a Japanese military sexual slavery victim in 1992, KIM BOK
DONG has been in the center of the movement for resolution of the Japanese
military sexual slavery issue and supported victims of sexual violence in
conflict till she passed away on January 28th, 2019. When she won
the Women’s Human Rights Award from the Foundation for Justice and Remembrance
for the Issue of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan on November 25th,
2017, she donated the prize money to be used for “the future generation to
remember the lives of victims who have fought for resolution of the Japanese
military sexual slavery issue and to support victims of sexual violence in
armed conflict across the world.”
The
Korean Council established the KIM BOK DONG Peace Prize to follow KIM BOK DONG’s
spirit for peace and women’s human rights and to commemorate the International Day
for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict (June 19). The Korean
Council aims to raise international awareness of sexual violence in armed
conflict and to encourage victims to become a part of women’s human rights
movement by providing support to them until the violence against women in armed
conflict ends. The Korean Council hopes that the KIM BOK DONG Peace Prize could
give all women’s human rights organizations and activists an opportunity to
remember everyone who has been engaged in the movement to end sexual violence
in armed conflict.
The
1st KIM BOK DONG Peace Prize was awarded to Acan Sylvia Obal (Golden
Women Vision in Uganda) who supports victims of the Lord’s Resistance Army
Insurgency in Uganda, and the 2nd KIM BOK DONG Peace Prize went to
Vasfije Krasniqi-Goodman (Kosova Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims), a
Kosovo War survivor and activist.
□ Qualified Nominees
Individuals or organizations engaged in
the movement to resolve the issue of sexual violence in armed conflict and
ensure women’s human rights in armed conflict across the world.
□ Qualified Nominators
Organizations that have been in women’s
human rights movement for more than 5 years to provide support for victims of
sexual violence in armed conflict and to ensure women’s human rights in armed
conflict.
□ Prize Details
A plaque and prize money of 5,000USD
□ Nomination form (each document should
be less than 3 pages)
1) Primary activities information and major
achievements (2,500 letter limit, no spaces)
2) Biographical note of nominee
3) Letter of support
4) (Optional) Photos and related articles
□ How to apply
Fill out the Nomination
Form for 2020 KIM BOK DONG Peace Prize (attached or download from: http://bitly.kr/9a9qy)
and submit the form to the Korean Council via email at war_women@naver.com.
* The deadline for submission is THURSDAY, 30 April 2020, 24:00
Korea Standard Time.
□ Selection of the Winner
The winner will be announced in May through press release. If there
is no winner, the prize may not be awarded. Schedule for the award ceremony
will be announced through further notice.
□ Each nominator can nominate 1 person or organization, and submitted documents will not be returned. For further questions, please contact the Korean Council at war_women@naver.com.
The Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan calls for nomination of individuals or organizations for the 2020 KIM BOK DONG Peace Prize. KIM BOK DONG Peace Prize honors individuals or organizations that have been engaged in the movement to resolve the issue of sexual violence in armed conflict and ensure women’s human rights in armed conflict across the world.
Establishment Background
After her testimony as a Japanese military sexual slavery victim in 1992, KIM BOK DONG has been in the center of the movement for resolution of the Japanese military sexual slavery issue and supported victims of sexual violence in conflict till she passed away on January 28th, 2019. When she won the Women’s Human Rights Award from the Foundation for Justice and Remembrance for the Issue of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan on November 25th, 2017, she donated the prize money to be used for “the future generation to remember the lives of victims who have fought for resolution of the Japanese military sexual slavery issue and to support victims of sexual violence in armed conflict across the world.”
The Korean Council established the KIM BOK DONG Peace Prize to follow KIM BOK DONG’s spirit for peace and women’s human rights and to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict (June 19). The Korean Council aims to raise international awareness of sexual violence in armed conflict and to encourage victims to become a part of women’s human rights movement by providing support to them until the violence against women in armed conflict ends. The Korean Council hopes that the KIM BOK DONG Peace Prize could give all women’s human rights organizations and activists an opportunity to remember everyone who has been engaged in the movement to end sexual violence in armed conflict.
The 1st KIM BOK DONG Peace Prize was awarded to Acan Sylvia Obal (Golden Women Vision in Uganda) who supports victims of the Lord’s Resistance Army Insurgency in Uganda, and the 2nd KIM BOK DONG Peace Prize went to Vasfije Krasniqi-Goodman (Kosova Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims), a Kosovo War survivor and activist.
□ Qualified Nominees
Individuals or organizations engaged in the movement to resolve the issue of sexual violence in armed conflict and ensure women’s human rights in armed conflict across the world.
□ Qualified Nominators
Organizations that have been in women’s human rights movement for more than 5 years to provide support for victims of sexual violence in armed conflict and to ensure women’s human rights in armed conflict.
□ Prize Details
A plaque and prize money of 5,000USD
□ Nomination form (each document should be less than 3 pages)
1) Primary activities information and major achievements (2,500 letter limit, no spaces)
2) Biographical note of nominee
3) Letter of support
4) (Optional) Photos and related articles
□ How to apply
Fill out the Nomination Form for 2020 KIM BOK DONG Peace Prize (attached or download from: http://bitly.kr/9a9qy) and submit the form to the Korean Council via email at war_women@naver.com.
* The deadline for submission is THURSDAY, 30 April 2020, 24:00 Korea Standard Time.
□ Selection of the Winner
The winner will be announced in May through press release. If there is no winner, the prize may not be awarded. Schedule for the award ceremony will be announced through further notice.
□ Each nominator can nominate 1 person or organization, and submitted documents will not be returned. For further questions, please contact the Korean Council at war_women@naver.com.