The Philippines violated the rights of women victims of sexual slavery by the Japanese military during the Second World War, the United Nations women’s rights committee said in a report on Wednesday, March 9. READ:
According to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women , the Philippines was found to have breached its obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women after examining the complaint of 24 Filipina members of a non-profit organization called “These victims, commonly known as ‘comfort women,’ had repeatedly raised their demands in the Philippines, asking their Government to support their claims against Japan for reparations...
“The Committee’s views pave the way for restoring their dignity, integrity, reputation and honor,” she added. It added that these women had endured “long-term physical, psychological, social and economic consequences, including physical injuries, post-traumatic stress, permanent damage to their reproductive capacity and harm to their social relationships in their community, marriage, and work.”
In 2019, the victims brought their case to the committee, “seeking to establish the responsibility of the State party to fulfill its commitments under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in supporting the non-discrimination of women and girls on its territory.”
Meanwhile, Philippine war veterans, who are mostly men, are entitled to “special and esteemed treatment” from the government, including educational benefits, health-care benefits, old age, disability, and death pensions.
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