The United Nations reports of the 1990s submitted by Ms. Coomaraswamy and Ms....

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The United Nations reports of the 1990s submitted by Ms. Coomaraswamy and Ms. McDougall (E/CN.4/1996/56, E/CN.4/Sub.2/1998/13) stated that the comfort women issue was one of sexual slavery in armed conflicts, requiring the acceptance of legal responsibility, compensation and the punishment of perpetrators. In 2007, the Congress of the United States and the Parliament of the European Union passed resolutions, respectively, calling on the Japanese Government to accept historical or legal responsibility, apologize and pay compensation. As such, enforced sexual slavery represents a breach of the conscience of humankind.

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