The professor was widely criticized for writing that the women served Japanese troops willingly during World War II. A Korean survivor called the uproar a “blessing in disguise.”
Tag: Human Trafficking
Netherlands Halts Adoptions From Abroad After Exposing Past Abuses
An inquiry found systemic abuses like child trafficking, lack of record-keeping and government complicity until 1998. Practices have since improved, the government said, but not enough.
Epstein Associate Is Charged With Rape of Minors in France
Jean-Luc Brunel, 74, is also being investigated on suspicion of human trafficking of minors for sexual exploitation, the Paris prosecutor said.
Epstein Associate Jean-Luc Brunel Is Arrested in France
Jean-Luc Brunel was arrested at an airport near Paris by French authorities investigating possible sex crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.
Canadian Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Indicted on Sex-Trafficking Charges
Mr. Nygard was arrested in Canada at the request of the U.S. attorney’s office in New York City, which accused him of recruiting dozens of women for sex.
For Young Rohingya Brides, Marriage Means a Perilous, Deadly Crossing
Girls and young women from refugee camps in Bangladesh, promised to men they have never met, are undertaking the dangerous journey to Malaysia to join them.
Executive Admits Manslaughter in U.K. Trafficking Case Involving Vietnamese
A second man from Northern Ireland has pleaded guilty in a case that shocked Britons when the bodies of 39 Vietnamese were found in a truck trailer.
‘I Am Scared’: Italian Sex Workers Face Poverty and Illness In the Pandemic
Prostitution is not illegal in Italy, nor is it regulated as an official occupation. But the coronavirus has forced many sex workers to accept certain risks in order to avoid poverty.
Prince Andrew and U.S. Prosecutor in Nasty Dispute Over Epstein Case
The spat over whether the prince is willing to help in a sex-trafficking inquiry escalated, with a top federal prosecutor effectively calling the British royal a liar.
26 Arrested in People-Smuggling Case Linked to U.K. Truck Deaths
France and Belgium said the suspects were part of a wider network that transported the 39 Vietnamese migrants whose bodies were found in Britain last year.