Japan: Open Letter to Prof. Dr. Hans-Gert P�ttering, President of the European Parliament

Index Number: ASA 22/015/2007
Date Published: 14 November 2007
Categories: Asia And The Pacific, Japan

In this letter Amnesty International urges the European Parliament to take immediate action to call on the Government of Japan to provide justice for the survivors of Japan's military sexual slavery system. The system of forced military prostitution by the Government of Japan included gang rape, forced abortions, humiliation, and sexual violence resulting in mutilation, death, or eventual suicide. To date, the Japanese National Assembly (the Diet) has failed to offer these women a clear and full apology.