Human Rights
2014
Sep
16
Past Event
Syrian Displacement: Views from the Region
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Washington, DC
My guess is that [former Korean sex workers] chose to frame the U.S. military prostitution issue to ride the coattails of the Japanese ‘comfort women’ or 'jeongsindae' movement. They could have assumed — I have no proof — that there might be public sympathy or understanding, since the Japanese ‘comfort women’ issue is well-known nationally and internationally. But I think it was a mistake to choose that term. It undercuts the jeongsindae case and confuses the public.
The theme parks, amusement parks, water parks, equestrian parks — these are all directed at the elite, while people in the rest of North Korea are not doing well at all. The [Kim] regime is making every effort to present an image of economic success.