This is a list of human rights activists who were enslaved by the Japanese Imperial Army as "comfort women" during World War II.
Several decades after the end of the war, these women demanded a formal apology and a compensation from the Government of Japan, with varying levels of success.
Dutch East Indies
Jan Ruff O'Herne (1923–2019) Ellen van der Ploeg (1923–2013)
Korea
Kim Hak-sun (1924–1997) Song Sin-do (1922–2017) Gil Won-ok (吉元玉) (1928–) Kim Bok-dong (1924-2019) Lee Yong-soo (이용수) (1928–) Yoo Hee-nam (1927–) Kim Kyung-soon (1926-2016) Kim Soon-duk (1921–2004)
Taiwan
Liu Huang A-tao (1923–2011)
The Philippines
Rosa Henson (1927–1997) Walterina Markova (1924–2005)
