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Radhabinod Pal (27 January 1886 – 10 January 1967) was an Indian jurist who was a member of the United Nations' International Law Commission from 1952 to 1966. He was one of three Asian judges appointed to the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, the "Tokyo Trials" of Japanese war crimes committed during the Second World War. [2]
"to issue an official position declaring the comfort women system as a war crime, condemning the Japanese government in its direct involvement for institutionalized sexual slavery and demanding formal apology and compensation for the victims and their families," "to conduct an official investigation and documentation of the comfort women issue,"
In addition, the Japanese Government attempted to evade responsibility for their crimes against "Comfort Women" by establishing the Asian Women's Fund in July 1995, as a way to support non-governmental organizations focusing on women's issues. The Asian Women's Fund offered consolation money to the comfort women victims as means of atonement ...
The Homfreyganj massacre was a massacre of suspected spies during World War II in the occupied Andaman Islands. On January 30, 1944, 44 Indian civilians, suspected of spying, were put to death by the Japanese. [1] They were all shot dead at point-blank range. The majority of the victims were members of the Indian Independence League. [2]
Hideki Tojo was a Japanese politician and military leader who served as prime minister and president of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association during World War II. He oversaw Japan's expansionism, war crimes, and defeat in the Pacific Theater, and was executed by the Allies in 1948.
An overview of the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Empire of Japan in Asia and the Pacific during the 20th century. Learn about the definitions, motives, methods, and consequences of the atrocities, as well as the controversies and apologies surrounding them.
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) was a military trial of 28 Japanese leaders for their crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity during World War II. The trial lasted from 1946 to 1948 and resulted in seven death sentences and 16 life imprisonments.
Unit 731 was a covert unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that conducted lethal human experiments and biological weapons research in Manchuria during World War II. The term "maruta" (logs) was used to refer to the prisoners, who were mostly Chinese and Russian, and were killed after the war to cover up the evidence.