Angel Williams, Media Manager – KEPO Cambodia Manila, Philippines — In 2019, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) issued a landmark decision holding the Philippine government accountable for failing to protect and remedy the rights of Filipina “comfort women” — survivors of sexual slavery under the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. Yet,…
Angel Williams (KEPO) MANILA, Philippines —Over a quiet lunch in the heart of Manila, Sharon Cabusao-Silva, current Executive Director and coordinator of Lila Pilipina, spoke softly but with conviction about the challenges of leading an aging movement into the future. Her task is a solemn one: to ensure that the voices of the Lolas—the Filipina…
Angel Williams, Manila www.kepo.info During World War II, tens of thousands of women — primarily from Korea, China, the Philippines, Indonesia, and other territories occupied by Japan — were forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army. They became known as “comfort women,” a term that disguised the brutality of a system built on…