I made this butterfly on the Amnesty International website in support of Japanese women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japanese soldiers during World War II. Here's an excerpt from the Amnesty website:
In the year 2009, you'd think governments would have well and truly faced the atrocities of World War II. Yet up to 200,000 women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japanese soldiers have still not received an adequate apology - let alone compensation - from the Japan Government.
Their chosen symbol of hope is the butterfly. We're going to cover the web in beautiful butterflies in the run up to August 15th - the anniversary of WWII's end - to highlight this hidden tragedy. Each butterfly will represent a message to the Australian PM to pass a motion urging the Japan Government to recognise and compensate survivors. In all this time, Australia is one of the few Allied countries that hasn't stood up and called the Japanese Government to account.
Show your support by creating your own butterfly and spreading the word via the web in honor of not just these women, but women all over the world who face any form of adverse circumstances.
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