Date of letter:February 20, 1993
Address of author:Changsha City, Hunan Province
Date of event:Not mentioned
Location of event:Hunan Province
Name of author:Rong Peizhe
Name(s) of victim(s):Rong Peizhe’s father, another relative and other villagers
Type of atrocity:Rapes, Murders, Slave Laborers (RA, MU, SL)
Other details:A relative of Rong Peizhe was raped and killed by Japanese soilders. His father was caught to work as slave laborer, during which he was beaten and injured, causing lifelong disability. A young women in the village was raped by turns and suicided. Victims like them were still a lot in Hunan.
Comrade Tong,
Thank you so much for seeking justice for the thousands of victims harmed by the Japanese Imperialists and expressing what they have always intended to say,yet without an outlet.
One of my families was captured and raped by the Japanese army, and was then shot to death when trying to escape. My father was captured by the Japanese army to labor as a coolie, during that time he was beat and injured,and nobody took care of his injury causing his lifelong disability. A young woman in my village was gang raped by Japanese soldiers, who committed suicide later because of shame. There are quite a lot of people in Hunan who have similar experiences. Where can the victims report their experiences in detail?
Here I write to you to inquire about what things need to be done and how to contact. Please let me know.
Agriculture Department, Hunan Province
Rong Peizhe
February 20th, 1993
Changsha City
