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Forwarded from: Tina Dolgopol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
!!!COME TO TOKYO FOR THIS HISTORIC EVENT!!!
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that the WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL ON JAPAN'S MILITARY
SEXUAL SLAVERY ("Tokyo Tribunal") will take place from 7-10 December 2000
followed by a PUBLIC HEARING ON CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN IN RECENT WARS AND
CONFLICTS on 11 December in Tokyo, Japan.
The TOKYO TRIBUNAL will be a 3-day event where former "comfort women"
(those women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army in
World War II) will testify in a judicial setting to demand legal
accountability from the Japanese government. Prominent international law
experts and authorities will serve as judges and prosecutors. Former
'comfort women' will testify from at least 8 countries including, North and
South Korea, Peoples Republic of China, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia,
Indonesia, and the Netherlands, as it was women from each of these
countries who were victimized by Japan's military sexual slavery.
The PUBLIC HEARING is a one-day event, which will bring together women who
have survived violations in recent and ongoing wars and conflicts. This
will serve to illustrate that the experiences of the 'comfort women' are
not a thing of the past and impunity for violence against women continues
to this day. Women will present testimonies and analysis from many
countries including Sierra Leone, Burundi, Colombia, Puerto Rico,
Indonesia, Mexico (Chiapas), Vietnam, Somalia, Burma, Okinawa, and Korea
among others.
The convenors of the Tokyo Tribunal are the Violence Against Women in War
Network (VAWW-Net Japan) represented by Ms. Yayori Matsui, the Korean
Council for Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan represented by Ms.
Yun Chung-Ok, and the Asian Center for Women's Human Rights (ASCENT)
represented by Ms. Indai Lourdes Sajor. They form part of the International
Organizing Committee, which includes an International Advisory Committee
composed of women and human rights activists.
The one-day Public Hearing will be coordinated by Women's Caucus for Gender
Justice and co-sponsored by VAWW-Net Japan and ASCENT.
Registration is necessary for attending the Tokyo Tribunal. For more
information or to register, please visit the official Tribunal website:
<http://www.jca.apc.org/vaww-net-japan>.
There is no registration for participating in the one-day Public Hearing.
Please visit the Women's Caucus website <http://www.iccwomen.org> for more
information about the Public Hearing and the Tokyo Tribunal.
See you in Tokyo!
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If you cannot attend the Tokyo Tribunal but want to support the effort,
your contribution to the local coordinating organization, VAWW-Net Japan,
would be greatly appreciated.
Postal Transfer
Account No.: 00120-2-31955
Account Name: VAWW-NET Japan
Please clearly specify "Women's Tribunal Fund 2000"
Bank name
TOKYO MITSUBISHI BANK
Shinjuku Chuo Branch
Account No.: 3424965
Account Name: Women's Tribunal 2000
N.B. Please do NOT send cheques.
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