The Statue of Peace in Seoul, South Korea, is among the most iconic and contested statues dedicated to ‘comfort women’, a euphemism for women who were sexually exploited by the Japanese military during the Second World War. Since its unveiling in 2011, the statue has been a source of ongoing contention in Japan-South Korea relations and has resulted in a proliferation of replica statues around the world. https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/art/peace-monument https://www.tripadvisor.it/Attraction_Review-g294197-d13152142-Reviews-Statue_of_Peace-Seoul.html This case study examines the emotive power of public monuments to convey historical injustices and their potential for impacting diplomatic relations at the highest levels of government. https://www.nps.gov/places/peace-monument.htm https://japan-forward.com/contentious-statue-of-peace-takes-two-diverging-paths-in-germany/ https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1673135 This case also brings to the fore the power of activists and communities to use local public spaces to send messages that reverberate internationally. https://stock.adobe.com/search?k= https://contestedhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/South-Korea_-Statue-of-Peace-in-Seoul.pdf For the case study  https://contestedhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/South-Korea_-Statue-of-Peace-in-Seoul.pdf .   Content Source: https://contestedhistories.org/resources/case-studies/statue-of-peace-in-seoul/