- Even after the closure of the website ‘Sora-net’, known as the center of circulation of obscene materi al, damages caused by digital sex crimes are still serious. Recently, police have been investigating case s in which a celebrity share illegally taken video in a chat room. 2) Questions - Please provide measures to prevent new types of violence against women including the digital se x crime and to delete and block criminal contents upon request from victims. 28. Sex Slavery Victims by Japanese Military 1) Current Status - On 21 January 2019, the government announced that it will dismantle the Reconciliation and Healing Foundation, as a ‘victim first’ approach to recover the honor and dignity of the victims of sexual slav ery by the Japanese military (so call ‘comfort women’). - The government stated that the 1 billion yen funded by the Japanese government will be replaced by the budge of the Korean government and it will discuss with Japan how to handle the remaining fun d. - In this regard, the UN Committee on Prevention of Torture expressed its concern in its third to fifth Concluding Observations (2017) that the bilateral agreement with the Japanese government (December 2 015) does not include a promise on prevention of recurrence. 2) Questions - Please provide information on implementation plans of dismantlement of the Reconciliation and Healing Foundation to recover the honor and dignity of the victims of sexual slavery by the Japa nese military. 29. Suicide 1) Current Status - Among the OECD members Korea is a country with the highest suicide rate with 23.0 per 100,000 people (as of 2017) compared to the OECD average of 11.9 since 2003.

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