The Comfort Women of World War II

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This paper examines the experience of the women enslaved by the Japanese as sex slaves during the Second World War - they were known as the Comfort Women. The paper begins with a background and explanation of how the system came about, as an instance of state-controlled criminal activity involving the sexual exploitation of women. The paper then explores who these women were and what experiences they were forced into.

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"The term "comfort women" is a translation of the Japanese word jugun ianfu, which stands for enforced military sex slaves for the Japanese Imperial Army during World War Two. It describes a system of military rape, unprecedented in history, which goes unpunished today. Through highlighting the ingrained patriarchal and racist nature of the comfort women system, this essay will attempt to expose the responsibility not just of Japan, but of the international community, for the unbroken suffering of the comfort women."

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