A UN committee on discrimination has urged the Japanese government to adopt a victim-centered approach toward the victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery.
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination published the report on Thursday, saying that the Japanese government did “not take a fully victim-centered approach”. It added that the 2015 agreement between Japan and the South Korean government didn’t provide “unequivocal responsibility” for the human rights violations committed against the so-called 'comfort women'.
The committee discussed such issues for the first time in four years on August 16th and 17th.
Although the Commission’s recommendations are not binding, it is customary for the country receiving the recommendations to report countermeasures before the next session.