An event will be held at the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to mark the fifth anniversary of the congressional adoption of a resolution on women who were forced to serve as sex slaves for the Japanese army during World War Two.

The Korean American Civic Empowerment which is hosting the event says that representatives of Amnesty International and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will attend as guest speakers this year, and that interest in the comfort women issue is rising within the U.S.

A co-representative of the Seoul-based Korean Council for Women Drafted for Military Sexual Service by Japan Yoon Mee-hyang will also attend the ceremony as well as South Korean elderly ladies who are taking part in the Wednesday weekly protest held outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul. They are expected to give testimonies of their experience.

The U.S. House adopted on July 30th 2007 a resolution urging the Japanese government to formally and clearly admit to the conscription of those women, offer an apology and hold historical responsibility.