January 15, 2025
The Japan Federation of Democratic Medical Institutions (Min-iren) on January 14 published a statement calling on the Japanese and U.S. governments to take firm measures against repeated sexual assaults committed by U.S. military personnel in Japan.
The statement notes that the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in Geneva, Switzerland, last October recommended that the Japanese government “[p]rovide or adequately fund support services and shelters, including in rural areas, for survivors of gender-based violence against women.” The statement emphasizes that this is an important recommendation to Japan from the international community.
The statement points out that crimes involving U.S. servicemembers occur repeatedly even though the U.S. military ostensibly takes prevention measures, and that the best way to eradicate their crimes is to remove U.S. military bases from Japan.
The statement urges the two governments to respond to concerns among the people, in Okinawa in particular where 70% of the total area of U.S. military bases and facilities in the country are concentrated, and to take seriously the situation in which women’s dignity is threatened. It also urges the two governments to take swift action against sexual offenses by U.S. soldiers.
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> US Marine suspected of sexual assault on woman in Okinawa [January 9, 2025]
The statement notes that the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in Geneva, Switzerland, last October recommended that the Japanese government “[p]rovide or adequately fund support services and shelters, including in rural areas, for survivors of gender-based violence against women.” The statement emphasizes that this is an important recommendation to Japan from the international community.
The statement points out that crimes involving U.S. servicemembers occur repeatedly even though the U.S. military ostensibly takes prevention measures, and that the best way to eradicate their crimes is to remove U.S. military bases from Japan.
The statement urges the two governments to respond to concerns among the people, in Okinawa in particular where 70% of the total area of U.S. military bases and facilities in the country are concentrated, and to take seriously the situation in which women’s dignity is threatened. It also urges the two governments to take swift action against sexual offenses by U.S. soldiers.
Past related article:
> US Marine suspected of sexual assault on woman in Okinawa [January 9, 2025]
