With the Halmoni on Human Rights Day

On the 10th December, a group of foreigners joined with the Korean Halmonis (grandmothers) to protest against the enforced sexual enslavement of 200,000 women during WWII at the hands of the Japanese military.

The protest started peacefully outside of the Japanese embassy, but was soon broken up by Korean Police.

The irony of the Korean police forcibly breaking up a group in Korea that was protesting Human Rights violations inflicted on Koreans on International Human Rights day, was not lost on many.

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• crazymalc

[crazymalc]

Wise words.

Human rights are greater than the local law.

[jinniepark]

They were representing some of human voice and showing supports for the Halmonies. This was not a political activity or a protest that can be translated as an illegal action. Law exists to protect people and tell us what is justice. So I think they still have right to say what they feel and think about this history and remind it in public even though they are on an E2 visa. That's about human right too.

[crazymalc]

Yep. Would of been happy to have been deported. Human Rights > Deportation

[crazymalc]

Of course.

[willminkorea]

If you are teaching in Korea on an E2 visa, it is illegal for you to be protesting or taking part in any political activities.

[willminkorea]

The police were just doing their jobs.