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Int'l Memorial Day for "Comfort Women" marked in Seoul, South Korea
By Xinhua Published: Aug 15, 2022 09:19 AM
A child presents flowers to portraits of comfort women in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 14, 2022. Comfort women refer to victims forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops during World War II. The day of Aug. 14 was designated the International Memorial Day for Comfort Women in 2012 by the 11th Asian Alliance Conference for Comfort Women.. Photo: Xinhua

A child presents flowers to portraits of "comfort women" in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 14, 2022. "Comfort women" refer to victims forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops during World War II. The day of Aug. 14 was designated the International Memorial Day for "Comfort Women" in 2012 by the 11th Asian Alliance Conference for "Comfort Women.". Photo: Xinhua


 
People hold portraits of comfort women and their testimonies during a protest rally held in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 14, 2022. Comfort women refer to victims forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops during World War II. The day of Aug. 14 was designated the International Memorial Day for Comfort Women in 2012 by the 11th Asian Alliance Conference for Comfort Women. Photo: Xinhua

People hold portraits of "comfort women" and their testimonies during a protest rally held in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 14, 2022. "Comfort women" refer to victims forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops during World War II. The day of Aug. 14 was designated the International Memorial Day for "Comfort Women" in 2012 by the 11th Asian Alliance Conference for "Comfort Women." Photo: Xinhua


 
People hold portraits of comfort women and their testimonies during a protest rally held in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 14, 2022. Comfort women refer to victims forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops during World War II. The day of Aug. 14 was designated the International Memorial Day for Comfort Women in 2012 by the 11th Asian Alliance Conference for Comfort Women. Photo: Xinhua

People hold portraits of "comfort women" and their testimonies during a protest rally held in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 14, 2022. "Comfort women" refer to victims forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops during World War II. The day of Aug. 14 was designated the International Memorial Day for "Comfort Women" in 2012 by the 11th Asian Alliance Conference for "Comfort Women." Photo: Xinhua