Submission of international petition calling for the legislative resolution of the “comfort women” issuePetitions collected in Japan, South Korea, and internationally calling for the legislative resolution of the Japanese military sexual slavery, or the so-called “comfort women” issue to be submitted to the Japanese Government and Diet by former so-called “comfort women”, South … [Read more...] about November 25: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
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Rights group backs Filipino sex slaves’ redress bid
Share | Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010 Rights group backs Filipino sex slaves' redress bid MANILA (Kyodo) An international human rights group expressed support Tuesday for Filipino women demanding an official apology from Tokyo for the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of the Japanese military during World War II. James Ross, legal and policy director of … [Read more...] about Rights group backs Filipino sex slaves’ redress bid
Trial Results: French Nippon Foundation Sueit Gainst Scholar for Libel over Japanese fascist dismissed
http://www.japanfocus.org/-Karoline-Postel_Vinay/3349Updated: See the associated documents below en Français, Japanese, and English. L’Affaire Something unusual happened on 5 March 2009 in the quiet compound of the French school known as Sciences Po, the National Foundation for Political Science, from which most of the past and present French governmental elite graduated. It … [Read more...] about Trial Results: French Nippon Foundation Sueit Gainst Scholar for Libel over Japanese fascist dismissed
Selling US Military through Manga, Read the French court’s verdict in the libel suit by the Sasakawa Foundation against Science Po researcher Karoline Postel-Vinay
AMPO’s Carefree 50th: Mili-moe, Mili-tainment, and an Important Friendship Sabine Frühstück IntroductionAt noon on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, the Public Relations Office of the United States Forces Japan (USFJ) released the first of four volumes of a manga, Watashitachi no dōmei – Eizokuteki pātonāshippu/Our Alliance – A Lasting Partnership.1 The manga series was … [Read more...] about Selling US Military through Manga, Read the French court’s verdict in the libel suit by the Sasakawa Foundation against Science Po researcher Karoline Postel-Vinay
Obama Administration Targeting Record Number of Whistleblowers
from Institute for Public Accuracy JESSELYN RADACK, j, http://jesselyn-radack.dailykos.com Radack is homeland security and human rights director of the Government Accountability Project, a nonprofit public interest group based in Washington, D.C. She is a whistleblower herself and is closely following the cases of whistleblowers whom the Obama … [Read more...] about Obama Administration Targeting Record Number of Whistleblowers