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tv   Our World  BBC News  January 14, 2017 9:30pm-10:01pm GMT

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studio: the headlines: serbia says many of the migrants sleeping rough in belgrade have refused to go into shelters because they feared being deported. aid agencies have warned that migrants are at risk of freezing to death because of the cold snap across much of europe. the trump has suggested he could drop the latest us sanctions against russia in return for its help in the fight against terrorism. the sanctions were imposed over claims russia interfered with the presidential elections. a baby girl stolen from an american hospital hours after her birth has been found alive after 18 years. she was found after a tip—off to police. the woman who raised her has been charged with kidnap. four months after one of its rocket blew up on take—off, the private us firm space ex has successfully launched a rocket from a launch pad. tender kinnock
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occasions at lawyers were delivered. —— ten communication satellites were delivered. coming up at 10pm, a full round—up of today's news, but first, it is our world. this is the story of the extraordinary women who suffered great horrors in the red house and in countless places like it across the philippines. they want to make sure their ordeal isn't forgotten. they want justice.
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mileng is 85. her sister lita is 83. the sisters have lived their whole lives in mapanique, in the philippines. the second world war changed their lives completely. this woman lives with her sons and grandsons in manila. she's 88 years old and earns a living through sewing. she is still haunted by what happened many decades ago. she was 1a when japanese soldiers bombed her village and kidnapped her. she was held captive
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and repeatedly raped for ten days. she had become part of what historians believe is one of the biggest operations of sexual violence in modern history, the deliberate enslavement of up to 200,000 women across asia for the pleasure of japanese soldiers, the so—called "comfort women". many were in south korea
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but far less is known about the victims in the philippines. but as the war went on, the operation unravelled. japanese soldiers started using rape to subdue towns and villages. what they did in mapanique, where sisters lita and mileng live, was particularly violent. over 100 women and girls were raped in the red house that night. and over the course of the war, many more were raped orforced into sexual slavery across the country. the passage of more than 70 years
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has not given the women closure. over the years, the japanese government has expressed sincere remorse and apologies, but the women are demanding a full public apology, which accepts responsibility for what happened. this group is preparing a petition for the japanese embassy in manila. these women are all in their 80s and 90s.
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the oldest member is 99. this is about easing the last few years of wounded lives. but time is running out. of the estimated 1,000 filipina victims, only about 70 are still alive. across town there's a different campaign. 86—year—old great—grandmother estellita is part of a group that stages public rallies to demand justice from japan and call for peace in the region. rising tensions with china over the south china sea have brought the philippines closer to japan. they have signed several defence deals and there is one on the cards now which could see japanese troops back on philippine soil.
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we are already victims of war, so we don't want wars in our country. we don't want wars in our town. we know that war only breeds new generations of war victims. the call to arms is well worn. they've been campaigning for nearly 25 years. in december, 2015, the japanese government did apologise to south korean survivors. but there's no sign of a similar offerfor the philippines. the women suspect their government hasn't been pressing japan hard enough out of fear it will damage the alliance. but even so, estellita's daughter says taking part in rallies has been a comfort. when her mum first started in the 1990s,
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it was a huge surprise. many of the women kept silent for decades out of shame. estellita said nothing for 50 years. in mapanique, it's mileng's birthday party. she's invited the other survivors of the red house to join the family celebrations. but her sister lita seems to have lost count of how old she is. # happy birthday to you...#. cheering these two women have spent their whole lives together,
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but they almost lost each other. after they were released from the red house, it took them nearly three days to find one another. music plays history books in the philippines make little mention of the suffering of their women during the second world war. fidencia has made it her mission to educate young people about what really happened. one of her most painful memories is of what took place on the final night, after suffering days of repeated rape and abuse. this isn'tjust about making
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sure her story is remembered. she wants it to be a lesson. in this very conservative country, only around a third of victims of rape and sexual abuse come forward. hearing fidencia's story has emboldened one young victim to speak publicly for the first time. ok, so right now, i'm feeling shaky
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because i am being brought back to that space where i had to go back to my own sexual abuse. it happened to me seven years ago. it's embedded in my own being. from the first time that i've encountered an elderly woman, who has been raped.
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i think it's the about timethat we speak up, that we accept what happened to us. moments like this give some solace to a lifetime of suffering. estellita and her daughter have come
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to join the labour day march. the baking heat takes its toll. in the past, two women died after a rally. but she's resolute. after a ll after all the recent issues with snow and ice and strong winds, you may be pleased to hear that we have acquired to prospect for the week ahead, but in the short—term, we still have a bit of a wintry issue, rain spreading in from the west and encountering cold air across eastern england. period of sleet and snow for east anglia and the far east. to
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the west of london, temperatures that it higher, rain coming out of the sky, 10pm, damp and dreary sunday morning, mist and murk on the high ground as well. it will be milder, up to seven, eight, 9 degrees, 10 degrees as we start the day in belfast. chilly across the east of scotland. for most places, milder, than it has been for some time, damp and dreary, some drier spells developing across eastern parts of england and also out west, through central areas, expecting further pulses of rain. quite an important dividing line, to the west of that, mild, double figures, cold air hanging on, 2 degrees in norwich. as we head into the night, so we norwich. as we head into the night, so we will continue to see these pulses of rain pushing through central parts of the uk and into monday as well, by which time hopefully some brightness developing. not much in the way of
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sunshine for most of us. stays chilly across eastern areas, five or 6 degrees, compared to the mild conditions further north and west. continue for the far north, high—pressure beginning to build in, a lot of dry weather, best of the sunshine but ironically this is where the chilliest air will be, five or 6 degrees compared with milder conditions. that is the story for the early part of next week. sunshine by day, very sharp frost, minus seven degrees in some rural areas. by day, with the help of some sunshine, five or 6 degrees. further north and west, it will be milder, and it will feel quite pleasant, with some sunshine but there won't be much in the way of sunshine, cloud, temperatures doing pretty well, up into double figures, in a
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few places. by the time we reach the middle of the week, things will start even in out a little, not as chilly across the southern and eastern areas, not just chilly across the southern and eastern areas, notjust as mild across the north west. most places stuck in single figures, fair bit of cloud around, hopefully where you are, you will see brightness, and similarly on thursday, bright wind, mostly dry conditions, fair bit of cloud, some glimpses of sunshine, temperatures mid to high single figures, typically. high—pressure still in control as we end the week, showing no sign of going anywhere fast, keeping rain bearing weather fronts at bay, a lot of dry weather out there, because we have a huge great block in the jet stream, the jet being directed well to the north and to the east of the uk, keeping the rain bearing weather fronts at bay. while we have that kink in the jet stream, high—pressure is liable to stay in residence. mostly dry prospect through next week and, lightish wind, where the sky is
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clear, some frost and patches of fog floating around as well. this is bbc news. the headlines: doctors criticise the government for warning gps that they should stay open for longer. found after 18 years, the teenagers that from a hospital in florida when she was eight years old. in the next are hundreds of people along the east coast are returning home after a predicted storm surge failed to materialise in most areas. however, the residents in east yorkshire are counting the gust of last night's see storm. joe phillips and nigel nelson will be here to help me review the papers, including the observer who say patients with cancer are having their operations cancelled with increasing frequency.
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