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Seoul, Feb 16 (EFE/EPA).- Lee Yong-soo, an activist and victim of the Japanese military's sexual slavery during World War II, on Tuesday called for the South Korean government to bring the "comfort women" issue to the International Court of Justice.Some 200,000 girls and teenagers, most of them Korean, were forced to prostitute themselves to the Japanese Imperial troops stationed mainly in China and the Korean peninsula, from the 1930s to the end of World War II in 1945. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN).SHOT LIST: LEE YONG-SOO, AN ACTIVIST AND VICTIM OF THE JAPANESE MILITARY'S SEXUAL SLAVERY DURING WORLD WAR II, SPEAKS DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE AT THE PRESS CENTER IN SEOUL , SOUTH KOREA.
A South Korean man set himself on fire during a rally of former comfort women protesting Japan's colonial rule of Korea. Sean Carberry reports.
A South Korean man set himself on fire during a rally of former comfort women protesting Japan's colonial rule of Korea. Sean Carbery reports.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is welcomed to The Hague by Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte as Yoon kicks off the second day of a technology-focused visit. The two countries, which already enjoy strong trade ties, are expected to sign several agreements after Yoon and Rutte finish up a meeting. IMAGES
The King and Queen of the Netherlands, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, hold welcome Ceremony for South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol and the First Lady, Kim Keon-hee in Amsterdam. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).