added 2007 Sat Jun 9 19:58:38 by STONERS
Eighteen years ago, Tony Akeem organized a ceremony in New York City to honor the millions of Africans who died crossing the Atlantic during the slave trade. Similar observances have since spread around the world.
Eighteen years ago, Tony Akeem organized a ceremony in New York City to honor the millions of Africans who died crossing the Atlantic during the slave trade. Similar observances have since spread around the world.
added 2007 Wed Mar 21 18:25:43 by STONERS
A South Korean activist scaled a wall of the Japanese Embassy on Wednesday and staged a brief protest of Tokyo's refusal to acknowledge it forced Korean and Chinese women to work as sex slaves during World War II.
A South Korean activist scaled a wall of the Japanese Embassy on Wednesday and staged a brief protest of Tokyo's refusal to acknowledge it forced Korean and Chinese women to work as sex slaves during World War II.
added 2007 Sun Mar 11 6:35:37 by ochs
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sought on Sunday to contain fallout from his remarks about women forced to act as wartime sex slaves for Japanese soldiers as the furor threatened to cloud summits with Chinese and U.S. leaders.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sought on Sunday to contain fallout from his remarks about women forced to act as wartime sex slaves for Japanese soldiers as the furor threatened to cloud summits with Chinese and U.S. leaders.
added 2007 Tue Mar 6 16:35:03 by Spadecaller
200 years ago the British Parliament passed a law abolishing international slave trade. It took a civil war for the United States to accomplish the same result. By the start of the 20th century, however, slavery was thought to be an evil banished into the past. However, in today's world there are more slaves and to this we have turned a blind eye.
200 years ago the British Parliament passed a law abolishing international slave trade. It took a civil war for the United States to accomplish the same result. By the start of the 20th century, however, slavery was thought to be an evil banished into the past. However, in today's world there are more slaves and to this we have turned a blind eye.
added 2007 Fri Feb 9 5:47:00 by STONERS
Three women who were forced into sexual servitude by Japanese soldiers in World War Two will testify before a U.S. congressional committee next week, the author of a resolution calling on Tokyo to apologize for the practice said on Thursday.
Three women who were forced into sexual servitude by Japanese soldiers in World War Two will testify before a U.S. congressional committee next week, the author of a resolution calling on Tokyo to apologize for the practice said on Thursday.
