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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Maroosha Muzaffar

South Korean women file landmark lawsuit accusing US military of systematic role in sex trade

Dozens of South Korean women forced into sex work for American soldiers stationed in the country have filed a historic lawsuit accusing the U.S. military of playing a systematic role in their abuse.

Known as the “Camptown women”, they claim they were subjected to human rights abuses, forced into regular STD testing, held in isolation, and sometimes subjected to violent treatment at these state-sanctioned brothels.

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