According to the committee, the government failed to fulfill its obligations despite the “extreme severity of the acts of gender-based violence to which [they] were subjected [...] and to obtain restitution, compensation, and rehabilitation.” READ:
The committee made the decision in response to a case brought before it in 2019 by a group of Filipino comfort women, who first went public — in their twilight years — about their ordeal in the mid-1990s.
In its decision, the committee is asking the Philippine government to “provide the victims full reparation, including recognition and redress, an official apology and material and moral damages.” In a statement, committee member Marion Bethel said the decision could hopefully ºpave the way for restoring their dignity, integrity, reputation and honor.”
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