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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 ...
But one story was never told, the most shameful story of the worst human rights abuse committed by the Japanese during World War II: The story of the "Comfort Women", the jugun ianfu, and how these women were forcibly seized against their will, to provide sexual services for the Japanese Imperial Army.
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]
Learn about the different forms and causes of violence against women in India, such as dowry deaths, honor killings, sexual assault, and acid attacks. See statistics, maps, and examples of crimes and legal frameworks related to this issue.
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]
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.
Shūmei Ōkawa (大川 周明, Ōkawa Shūmei, 6 December 1886 – 24 December 1957) was a Japanese nationalist and Pan-Asianist writer, known for his publications on Japanese history, philosophy of religion, Indian philosophy, and colonialism.