S. Korea: Parts of WWII Sex Slave Deal Were Kept Secret

Exactly two years ago, Japan and South Korea agreed that if Japan did what it had promised, the issue of WWII sex slaves—or "comfort women," forced to work in Japanese brothels for soldiers—would be "finally and irreversibly resolved." Maybe not. A panel put together by South Korea's Foreign Ministry to review the deal has determined the agreement doesn't "fundamentally resolve" the issue because the surviving victims' opinions weren't considered. 

The deal was made under South Korea's previous government, and the current one will now consider the panel's conclusions, says Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, per the BBC. The 2015 deal "failed to sufficiently reflect a victim-oriented approach, which is the universal standard in resolving human rights issues," she said.

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