Although the Women's International War Crimes Tribunal on Japan's Military Sexual Slavery that ended Tuesday has no legal power, it provided victims of sexual violence by Japanese soldiers a forum where they could experience a sense of justice.
After testifying about her experiences as a "comfort woman" on the tribunal's opening day Friday, An Bob Sun, a South Korean, told the press, "I feel so good now because I could speak (at the session) about what I had kept inside myself for so long."
Another Korean woman, dressed in traditional attire, climbed the stage and threw herself at the judges' feet after chief prosecutors concluded their closing statement Sunday.