The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan

During WWII, more than 200,000 women and girls from Korea, China and other countries were forced to serve as so-called "comfort women" to Japanese soldiers. The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan has supported these victims since its founding in 1990. Through its research and lobbying, the Korean Council seeks to get the Japanese government to recognize the wrong and compensate the survivors. The group has also been providing counseling and housing for elderly victims in need, still struggling physical and emotional abuses of their ordeal. The Korean Council won an important victory last year when, after a decade-long campaign by a coalition of international organizations, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the resolution calling for full responsibility and apology from Japan.