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Thu, October 5, 2023 | 08:10
Citizens join hands to create private fund for ex-sex slaves
'보름만에 1억원' 軍위안부 재단 설립에 시민 온정 '활활'
Posted : 2016-01-28 16:54
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By Chung Ah-young

More than 1,000 citizens have donated 100 million won ($82,700) to establish a foundation supporting Korea's wartime sexual slavery survivors.

The Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, a non-government organization for the victims, joined with 400 other civic groups for a fundraising campaign launched Jan. 14 to set up their own foundation for the victims.

The campaign started in protest of the government's Dec. 28 agreement with Japan, in which Japan promised to contribute 1 billion yen (10 billion won) to establish a foundation in Korea to support the 46 remaining survivors.

The civic groups aim at raising 10 billion won from 1 million citizens, equivalent to the amount Japan offered.

According to the council, Thursday, a total of 1,033 citizens nationwide have donated 100.2 million won as of Wednesday.

The council said that individual donors come from all walks of life ― from high school students to professors, Japanese nationals and taxi drivers ― and they have made donations ranging from 10,000 won to 1 million won.

Kim Bok-dong, 90, one of the survivors, also contributed 1 million won to the fund.
The foundation will carry out commemorative, educational and fact-finding activities.
Further donations are expected, as not only individuals but also groups have expressed their intention to contribute, the council said.

The civic groups will accelerate their activities to push for the foundation plan, by involving more high-profile figures for the project, including former Gender Equality Minister Ji Eun-hee and Seong Youm, Korea's former ambassador to the Holy See.

"Citizens who keep their eyes on the wartime sex slavery issue seem to be joining in, in the wake of the Korea-Japan agreement," Yoon Mee-hyang, director of the council, said. "We think this is a good turning point for our movement and we will continue to draw support from citizens."

The council also plans to hold campaigns both at home and abroad to call for the repeal of the agreement, which failed to reflect the victims' demands.

The Lawyers for a Democratic Society, a social organization of progressive lawyers, said that it has filed a petition to the United Nations on behalf of 10 victims to review whether the agreement conforms to the international human rights standards.

"We asked the U.N. to review whether the deal can be seen as Japan's acknowledgement of legal responsibility and an official apology," an official of the lawyers' group said.

According to their petition, the agreement failed to meet international standards for resolving the problem because it did not consider the victims' interests. It also said the deal did not include measures such as fact-finding investigations and punishment of those responsible.



'보름만에 1억원' 軍위안부 재단 설립에 시민 온정 '활활'

개인기부자만 1천33명…고교생·일본인 등 각계 손길 답지

일본군 위안부 피해자를 지원하고 진상 규명과 교육사업 등을 맡을 재단을 설립하기 위한 시민 모금액이 약 보름 만에 1억원을 넘겼다.

28일 한국정신대문제대책협의회(정대협)에 따르면 이달 14일부터 시작된 '일본군 위안부 할머니와 손잡는 정의기억재단' 출연금 모금활동에 전날 오후 6시까지 1천33명이 1억200여만원을 기부했다.

앞서 정대협 등 400여개 단체는 '한일 일본군 위안부 합의 무효와 정의로운 해결을 위한 전국행동'을 발족하고서 일본 정부가 피해자 지원재단 설립기금으로 출연 의사를 밝힌 10억엔(약 100억원)을 거부하고 독자적으로 재단을 설립하기로 했다.

전국행동은 시민 1명당 1만원씩 100만명으로부터 기금을 모아 일본 정부가 제안한 100억원을 대체해 재단을 만들겠다는 취지로 온·오프라인에서 모금 활동을 벌이고 있다.

사업 부도로 운전대를 잡게 됐지만 하루 수입을 내놓은 한 대리운전사, 서울 정동에 군 위안부 '평화의 소녀상'을 세운 이화여고 학생 동아리 등 각계각층이 적게는 1만원에서 많게는 100만원에 이르는 금액을 앞다퉈 기부했다.

양현아 서울대 법대 교수 부부는 '이름도 없이 아시아 전역에서 돌아가신 수많은 일본군 위안부 여성들의 시린 손을 잡아 드리고 싶다'는 글과 함께 전국행동에 재단 출연금을 보내왔다.

군 위안부 피해자 김복동(90) 할머니도 '돌아가신 할머니들과 손을 잡겠다'며 100만원을 재단 출연금으로 내놨다.

최근 서울을 찾은 한 일본인 부부는 '이번 합의는 일본 정부가 진심으로 사죄한 것이 아니었고 할머니들의 마음에 또다시 상처를 입히는 부끄러운 짓을 한 것'이라며 재단 발기인 참여 의사를 밝혔다.

개인 모금 외에 단체 모금도 별도로 진행하고 있어 모금 총액은 훨씬 커질 것으로 예상된다.

전국행동은 재단 설립추진위원회 상임공동추진위원장으로 지은희 전 여성부 장관과 성염 전 교황청 대사를 추대하는 등 조직을 정비해 모금활동을 비롯한 재단 공식 설립 활동에 본격적으로 나섰다.

윤미향 정대협 대표는 '군 위안부 문제를 옆에서 보고만 있던 시민들이 한일 정부 합의를 계기로 뭔가 힘을 보태야겠다는 생각을 한 것 같다'며 '긍정적인 전환점으로 여기고 시민들의 뜻을 계속 끌어모으겠다'고 말했다. (연합뉴스)
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