Women's International War Crimes Tribunal 2000
The Women’s International War Crimes Tribunal held in Tokyo, Japan, in 2000 has been more than 20 years old.
Preventing cruel crimes and tragedies from happening again is the common goal of all current human rights activists. Adhering to this belief, human rights groups around the world worked together to hold the "Women's International War Crimes Tribunal" in Tokyo, Japan, in December 2000. This trial will fully restore to the public the historical facts of Japan's forced recruitment of "comfort women" and persecution of women's human rights during World War II. It also hopes to make up for the shortcomings of the 1946 "International Military Tribunal for the Far East" and clarify individual criminal responsibility.
The 2000 Tokyo Trial has been jointly prepared by groups and representatives from many countries including Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, China, North Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, East Timor, Myanmar and the Netherlands since 1998. During this period, it has gone through many trials at home and abroad. 7 preparatory meetings. In Taiwan, a six-member prosecutorial team was composed of Professor Huang Zhaoyuan of the National Taiwan University, Professor Jiang Huangchi of the Police University, Professor Lei Wenmei of Chung Yuan University, Professor Lu Jiaxiang of the National Defense University, lawyers Liao Yingzhi and Zhuang Guoming, and Professor Chu Delan of the Academia Sinica. Served as a consultant, co-drafted the content of the indictment and traveled to Japan with 12 Taiwanese "comfort women" grandmothers to participate in the trial.
The 2000 Tokyo Trial has been jointly prepared by groups and representatives from many countries including Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, China, North Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, East Timor, Myanmar and the Netherlands since 1998. During this period, it has gone through many trials at home and abroad. 7 preparatory meetings. In Taiwan, a six-member prosecutorial team was composed of Professor Huang Zhaoyuan of the National Taiwan University, Professor Jiang Huangchi of the Police University, Professor Lei Wenmei of Chung Yuan University, Professor Lu Jiaxiang of the National Defense University, lawyers Liao Yingzhi and Zhuang Guoming, and Professor Chu Delan of the Academia Sinica. Served as a consultant, co-drafted the content of the indictment and traveled to Japan with 12 Taiwanese "comfort women" grandmothers to participate in the trial.
Trial and Sentence
Even though the 2000 Women's International War Crimes Tribunal found the Emperor of Japan and many accomplices guilty, the Japanese government has always claimed that the law is not retroactive and is unwilling to bear the verdict. The three most famous talks in Japanese history (the Miyazawa Talk, the Kono Talk, and the Murayama Talk) are generally considered to ignore the important issues and ignore the light. In particular, they did not make a clear statement on Taiwan's "comfort women" and even used compensation from private foundations to avoid government responsibilities. The Japanese government There is no recognition of war crimes and violations of international law regarding the "comfort women" issue, and the object of criminal liability is individuals. Therefore, international law cannot hold the entire country criminally responsible. Although the country can be asked to apologize or compensate, it cannot declare the country guilty.
Taiwan is committed to demanding a public apology and compensation from the Japanese government. It is indeed difficult at this stage. Justice Huang Zhaoyuan held a "Support "Grandma" - Looking at War Sexual Violence from Civil Courts at Grandma's House on 11/7. [Trial] Lecture: Japan compensated the victims in 1995 through a "private" foundation, but the "comfort women" issue has become a political issue. Although Japan needs to compensate again from an official perspective, the situation under the Liberal Democratic Party is relatively pessimistic, but It's not impossible! If Japan wants an "official" public apology and compensation, the specifications must be raised to a "country" to "country" level (South Korea and Japan reached the "Comfort Women Agreement" in 2015) to deal with this issue, but given Taiwan's political situation From the perspective of international relations, it is unlikely to reach an official agreement or conditions with Japan. Even so, we cannot give up, especially the government should increase its pressure.
Justice Huang Zhaoyuan also said: In addition to the responsibility for "comfort women", Japan also tried its best to clarify its responsibility for the war. The "Sino-Japanese Contract" only mentioned matters such as property and compensation during the war, but did not mention the attribution of responsibility. , perhaps most of the war problems can be solved, but the issue of "comfort women" still has room for explanation, and transformational justice must be retroactive, so that civilians can pursue the case boldly.
Since 2004, the Women's Aid Association has convened people with lofty ideals from all walks of life and people who care about this issue to protest in front of the Japan Exchange Association for the first time with the "comfort women" grandmothers. Since then, protests have been held almost every year, except for high school students. They chanted slogans demanding an apology from Japan, and also used action drama to satirize Japan's tough attitude and disregard for human rights. In addition to protests, the Women's Aid Association also held evening parties to commemorate and mourn the "comfort women" victims of World War II through poetry recitations, music, drama, and dance performances. However, the 814 protests were not held every year in the past. After the "Global Comfort Women Memorial Day" was established in 2012, all the victimized countries joined forces on this day and held protests in front of Japanese embassies around the world to demand The Japanese government apologized and compensated.
Although there are many difficulties, we should not give up any opportunity, whether it is to continue to work with civil society organizations in various countries, or to try to raise the level to the state, and work together to put pressure on the Japanese government to face the "comfort women" issue in Taiwan and strive to Apology and compensation, hoping to one day return fairness and justice to Taiwan's "comfort women".
Taiwan is committed to demanding a public apology and compensation from the Japanese government. It is indeed difficult at this stage. Justice Huang Zhaoyuan held a "Support "Grandma" - Looking at War Sexual Violence from Civil Courts at Grandma's House on 11/7. [Trial] Lecture: Japan compensated the victims in 1995 through a "private" foundation, but the "comfort women" issue has become a political issue. Although Japan needs to compensate again from an official perspective, the situation under the Liberal Democratic Party is relatively pessimistic, but It's not impossible! If Japan wants an "official" public apology and compensation, the specifications must be raised to a "country" to "country" level (South Korea and Japan reached the "Comfort Women Agreement" in 2015) to deal with this issue, but given Taiwan's political situation From the perspective of international relations, it is unlikely to reach an official agreement or conditions with Japan. Even so, we cannot give up, especially the government should increase its pressure.
Justice Huang Zhaoyuan also said: In addition to the responsibility for "comfort women", Japan also tried its best to clarify its responsibility for the war. The "Sino-Japanese Contract" only mentioned matters such as property and compensation during the war, but did not mention the attribution of responsibility. , perhaps most of the war problems can be solved, but the issue of "comfort women" still has room for explanation, and transformational justice must be retroactive, so that civilians can pursue the case boldly.
Since 2004, the Women's Aid Association has convened people with lofty ideals from all walks of life and people who care about this issue to protest in front of the Japan Exchange Association for the first time with the "comfort women" grandmothers. Since then, protests have been held almost every year, except for high school students. They chanted slogans demanding an apology from Japan, and also used action drama to satirize Japan's tough attitude and disregard for human rights. In addition to protests, the Women's Aid Association also held evening parties to commemorate and mourn the "comfort women" victims of World War II through poetry recitations, music, drama, and dance performances. However, the 814 protests were not held every year in the past. After the "Global Comfort Women Memorial Day" was established in 2012, all the victimized countries joined forces on this day and held protests in front of Japanese embassies around the world to demand The Japanese government apologized and compensated.
Although there are many difficulties, we should not give up any opportunity, whether it is to continue to work with civil society organizations in various countries, or to try to raise the level to the state, and work together to put pressure on the Japanese government to face the "comfort women" issue in Taiwan and strive to Apology and compensation, hoping to one day return fairness and justice to Taiwan's "comfort women".
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