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************************************** Written Opinion submitted to the UN
The international controversy between Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) on the “comfort women” began in the predecessor of HRC: Human Rights Committee (CHR) from 1992. In January 1996, the committee did “taking note” of the Special Rapporteur Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy report. Since then, the issue has been taken up and argued in almost all UN human rights bodies such as former CHR, HRC, ILO, CCPR, CESCR CAT, CEDAW, CERD, and CED. Thirty years from the beginning, 26 years from the Coomaraswamy Report, the UN and its human rights-related organs have been single-mindedly issued the recommendations to the government of Japan. However, the recommendations have solved the issue at all. What a huge international and global-wide waste of resources!!!, Mottainai!. GAHT sent a proposal to the UN to end this lengthy issue. ****************************** Dr. Mera's posthumous work is published today. The book is now at Amazon both in forms of Paperback and eBook (Digital Book) Title: American Soldiers Witnessed Korean Comfort Women- "Flowers of the War" Japanese also Ascertained their Nature Author and Editor: Koichi Mera Kiyoshi Hosoya Translation from Japanese to English: GAHT-US Corporation Copyright of Japanese Soldiers’Statements in Japanese: Research and Policy Center on Media
Dr. Mera remarked the GAHT's statement at UN HRC meeting on March 13. UN Web video Link (His remark begins in 2hours and 25 minutes.) -------------------------------- Special Consultative Status Granted to GAHT-US Corporation On July, 2018 the NGO Branch of Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) informed that “GAHT-US Corporation” was granted Special Consultative Status.> The status’s privileges and benefits are, according to the ECOSOC Resolution 1996/31, adopted on July 25, 1996: - Consultative status allows GAHT to be informed about the provisional agenda of ECOSOC - GAHT is allowed to attend at meetings and to access to the U.N. of New York, Geneva, and Vienna - GAHT is allowed to submit written statements relevant to the work of the ECOSOC on subjects in which GAHT has a special competence. - GAHT is allowed to make oral presentations at ECOSOC, as well as the items on which GAHT should be heard - Commissions and other subsidiary bodies of ECOSOC may consult with GAHT, and such consultations may be arranged at the request of GAHT. - A commission of ECOSOC may recommend that GAHT undertakes studies or investigations, or prepare papers for the commission - GAHT shall be able to consult officers of the appropriate offices of Secretariat on matters of mutual interest or concern. Such consultation shall be at the request of GAHT or the Secretary-General - The Secretary-General may request GAHT to carry out studies or prepare papers - The Secretary-General is authorized to offer U.N. facilities to GAHT, including: ・accommodation for conferences or smaller meetings related to the work of ECOSOC, as available ・appropriate seating arrangements and facilities for obtaining documents during public meetings of the General Assembly that deal with matters in the economic and social and related fields ・arrangement of informal discussions on matters of special interest to groups or organizations ・access to United Nations press documentation services ・prompt and efficient distribution of documents related to ECOSOC and its subsidiary bodies as the Secretary-General deems appropriate ・use of United Nations libraries ----------------------------