More than 70 years after the end of World War II, South Korea and Japan reached a landmark agreement on Monday to resolve their dispute over Korean women who were forced to serve as sex slaves for Japan’s Imperial Army.
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This area provides access to current and past news coverage on various issues related to gender-based violence that has national reach or impact, a full archive of NRCDV eNewsletters featuring announcements of new resources, initiatives, and events and access to our recent and archived TA questions of the month.
In the News
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Japan and South Korea Settle Dispute Over Wartime ‘Comfort Women’ from the New York Times 12/28/2015
TA Question of the Month
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
When instances of credit fraud and credit related abuse are identified, survivors, in partnership with advocates, can begin to take the steps necessary to build financial security and move towards increased safety.
In the News
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
A total of 98 cases of suspected human trafficking have been brought to the southern regional police division’s attention in 2015 – up by 700 percent on the year before when 14 incidents were reported. And in the four months since September 1st, 17 people have been found guilty of people smuggling according to court files examined by Swedish public broadcaster SVT.
In the News
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
“There was a lot of focus on the victims, but the child piece fell by the wayside.”
In the News
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
In every California city where Meathead is located, they’ve partnered with a domestic violence shelter, and now the company has challenged other businesses to do the same with the hashtag “#movetoenddv.”
In the News
Monday, December 21, 2015
Guatemala’s Congress just voted to raise the country’s minimum legal age for marriage to 18! This is big, exciting, news. Not just for girls in Guatemala, but for all the girls forced into child marriage—every two seconds—around the world.
