Press Release for the Press Conference

What: World-wide Opposition Campaign
(by 8 countries)
For One Million Signature

Urging U.N. to Reject Japan’s
Bid for Permanent Seat on UN Security Council

When : Feb. 28th, Monday 11 am Where : J.J Grand Hotel             625 S. Harvard Blvd., L. A. CA 90005 T) 213.383.3000 Contact :          Dr. Henry Yoo: 310-430-9196          Paul Yi: 213.675.1739          Jean Chung: 213.923.0828

Distinguished Speakers        Yosh Yamanaka, Director/ ALPHA-LA        Jun Young Rhee, Senior Advisor/ Korean Alliance of World War II Atrocities        Jean Chung, Co-President/ Historical Justice Now        Jaewon Jeong, Plaintiff /forced labor case, Jeong v. Onoda        Barry Fisher, Attorney for ‘comfort women’ and forced labor lawsuits

A Proclamation will be made on the International Petition Campaign to collect one million petitioners’ signature and the interests of the public protesting Japan’s effort to obtain a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council and urging U.N. to reject Japan's bid, commemorating 86th anniversary of '3-1 Jeol' - the historic 1919 Korean Nation-wide independence movement day.

This petition campaign is a worldwide collective movement led by the International Solidarity Council, consisting of civilian organizations of 8 countries--U.S., S. Korea, N. Korea, China, Taiwan, the Philippines, the Netherlands as well as Japan. A prominent Lawyer who led Holocaust litigation to a success, Barry Fisher, will be a speaker for the progress in impending ‘comfort women’ case to be heard on March 22 in the U.S. Court of Appeals.

Historical Justice Now (www.historicaljustice.org) and ALPHA-LA(www.alpha-la.org) are Los Angeles based human rights organizations working for the justice of Japan war crime victims. ALPHA-LA(Alliance to Preserve the History of WWII in Asia -Los Angeles) is a member of Global Alliance to Preserve the History of WWII in Asia.