The Report on Human Rights Situation in the Republic of Korea
Nevertheless, the Japanese military ‘comfort women’ system is yet to be punished.
The Japanese military ‘comfort women’ system clearly violated the human rights
through the sexual slavery of Asian people during the World War II under the
Japanese imperialism.
Moreover, the Wednesday Demonstration is a social movement that holds
Japanese imperialism responsible for the crimes against humanity, which is
unprecedented worldwide. It is the longest demonstration in the world, having
been continued for over 30 years since January 1992. Protecting this longest
demonstration that seeks justice and truth and demands responsibility for
injustices corresponds with the basic principles of human rights.
The Japanese government and Korean government need to take proactive
measures to protect the human rights of the Japanese military ‘comfort women.’
The Korean government must take various and assertive diplomatic measures for
the human rights restoration of these victims, and needs to take measures to
actively restrain and investigate any occurrences of defamation and insult to the
Japanese military ‘comfort women.’
5) Controversy of School Violence in Sports and ‘Violent Control’
A) School Violence in Sports
It has been pointed out often that there was no proper protective system for the
victims of human rights violation within the Korean sports community, as it
focused solely on training elite athletes. The sports community has a human rights
protection system to help the victims of human rights violations, such as violence
and sexual violence, etc., including various sports associations, the processing of
cases according to the ‘Act on the Prevention of and Countermeasures Against
Violence in Schools,’ and Sports Ethics Center, etc. However, the reporting rate is
low due to the structural nature of the sports community and the results from
processing the cases are not trusted. As of 2020, the Sports Ethics Center directly
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