Reparation sought for the war's female victims

This year, the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, the outrageous treatment of one particular group of innocent victims continues to sear the sensibilities of decent people everywhere.

At age 72 and now battling lung cancer, Zhang Shuangbing has not stopped working to secure justice for the so-called "comfort women" — young girls and women who were forced to provide degrading sexual services to the men of the Imperial Japanese Army during the war.

"I have been holding on," Zhang said. "Until justice is served, I will never be at peace."