Vietnam's Justice for Lai Dai Han Calls for UN Investigation in Letter to President of South Korea
LONDON, May 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Tran Van Ty, the leader of Justice for Lai Dai Han (JLDH), has written to President Moon Jae-in to ask for South Korea to support an independent investigation by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) into allegations of sexual violence during the Vietnam War.
JLDH represents the 'Lai Dai Han,' the thousands of dual heritage Korean-Vietnamese children born during the Vietnam War.
In the letter, Tran Van Ty confirms that there are already 50 members of the Lai Dai Han community that are willing to undergo blood tests to confirm their dual Vietnamese and Korean heritage.
To read the full letter, please click here.
NOTES TO EDITORS
ABOUT THE LAI DAI HAN
Justice for Lai Dai Han campaigns for South Korea to recognise and investigate allegations of sexual violence during the Vietnam War.
Justice for Lai Dai Han works with policy makers, writers and artists to ensure this injustice is finally recognised, alongside fundraising efforts on behalf of the Lai Dai Han and their families.
Our work seeks to raise public awareness, to allow political and community leaders to connect with the victims of sexual violence to understand their suffering first hand, and to create public art as a permanent reminder of the plight of the Lai Dai Han.
SOURCE Justice for Lai Dai Han (JLDH)
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http://www.laidaihanjustice.org
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