S. Korea court rules in favour of victims of wartime sexual slavery

The court said the victims were "forcibly abducted or lured into the sexual enslavement".

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Lee Young-soo, 95, a victim of Japan's alleged forced sexual slavery during World War II, speaks at a press conference in Seoul on Nov. 23, 2023, after the court decision. (AFP)

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SEOUL - A South Korean court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate 16 women over forced sexual slavery during World War II, overturning a lower-court ruling that had

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