A detailed breakdown of the organizers, prosecutors, advisors, and associated entities of the Women’s International War Crimes Tribunal, revealing the interlocking roles of activists, media figures, and international officials.

A factual breakdown of the Women’s International War Crimes Tribunal’s organizers and participants reveals a tightly controlled, ideologically aligned structure.

2017-03-22

Structure of the “Tribunal”
Organizers
International Executive Committee – Co-Chairs
Yoon Chung-ok – Korean Council for the Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan
Yayori Matsui – Former Asahi Shimbun reporter, Violence Against Women in War Network Japan (VAWW-NET Japan)
Indai Sajor – Asian Center for Women’s Human Rights (ASCENT)
For other organizing bodies, refer to the list of organizers.

“Chief Prosecutors”
Patricia Viseur Sellers (United States) – Gender Crimes Legal Adviser, International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda
Ustinia Dolgopol – Associate Professor of International Law, Flinders University (Australia); compiled a report on the Japanese military “comfort women” issue as part of an International Law Commission investigation mission
For other “prosecutors,” refer to the Women’s International War Crimes Tribunal Prosecutorial Team.

Legal Advisors
Refer to the list of legal advisors among the Women’s International War Crimes Tribunal members.

Other Related Individuals and Organizations
Radhika Coomaraswamy (Sri Lanka)
Eriko Ikeda (Producer, NHK Enterprise 21; Steering Committee Member, VAWW-NET Japan)
Masakazu Honda (Asahi Shimbun reporter)
Akira Nagai (Chief Producer, NHK)
For supporting organizations, refer to the list of supporting groups for the Women’s International War Crimes Tribunal.

Regarding “Attendance”
In order to maintain order within the “tribunal,” only those who had agreed in advance with its objectives, signed a written pledge expressing their wish to attend, and obtained approval from the organizers were permitted to be “observers.”