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South Korea’s Gender Equality Minister Apologizes to Former Sex Workers for Rights Violations

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Seoul, March 7 (IANS) South Korea’s Gender Equality Minister Won Min-kyong issued on Saturday an apology to former sex workers whose rights were violated in now-defunct brothels built around American military bases, marking the government’s first official apology.”As the gender minister dealing with gender equality and women’s rights, I offer my sincere apologies to the victims for the state’s actions that violated their human rights at the Gijichon,” Won said in a message marking International …