On May 10, the Korean Council joined the Feminist March for Gender-Equal Politics, held in front of the War Memorial of Korea in Yongsan. The demonstration, which lasted for nearly three hours, drew passionate crowds of feminists demanding gender-sensitive policies, candidates, and political reform in the lead-up to the presidential election.
Participants called attention to the Yoon Suk-yeol administration’s past pledge to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. The act implies a severe backlash against women’s rights during his term. Protesters voiced their concerns about a series of regressive policies and emphasized the need for systemic social reform grounded in gender equality.
The Korean Council joined the march to reaffirm that the issue of the Japanese military sexual slavery is not only historical, but also a women’s issue. It was a crime of sexual violence and exploitation committed during wartime.
The Korean Council continues to address and resolve the ongoing issues of sexual violence and exploitation in our society. The organization also recognizes that the hate speech by far-right historical denialists who disrupt the Wednesday Demonstrations is a form of gender-based secondary victimization and backlash, and it is advocating for amendments to the Act of Protection on Japanese Military "Comfort Women" to prevent such actions.
We seek a new government that will properly document women’s history and actively pursue official apologies, legal reparations, and measures to prevent recurrence for the victims/survivors.
Participants called attention to the Yoon Suk-yeol administration’s past pledge to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. The act implies a severe backlash against women’s rights during his term. Protesters voiced their concerns about a series of regressive policies and emphasized the need for systemic social reform grounded in gender equality.
The Korean Council joined the march to reaffirm that the issue of the Japanese military sexual slavery is not only historical, but also a women’s issue. It was a crime of sexual violence and exploitation committed during wartime.
The Korean Council continues to address and resolve the ongoing issues of sexual violence and exploitation in our society. The organization also recognizes that the hate speech by far-right historical denialists who disrupt the Wednesday Demonstrations is a form of gender-based secondary victimization and backlash, and it is advocating for amendments to the Act of Protection on Japanese Military "Comfort Women" to prevent such actions.
We seek a new government that will properly document women’s history and actively pursue official apologies, legal reparations, and measures to prevent recurrence for the victims/survivors.