Seoul, Sept 9, 2025 (AFP) - Korean women target US military in landmark forced prostitution lawsuit

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2025-09-09

More than 100 South Korean women forced to work as prostitutes for US soldiers stationed in the country have filed a landmark lawsuit accusing Washington of abuse, their lawyers said Tuesday. Historians and activists say tens of thousands of South Korean women worked for state-sanctioned brothels from the 1950s to 1980s, serving US troops stationed in country to protect the South from North Korea. In 2022, South Korea's top court ruled that the g......

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