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An Avatar of Peace: Commemorating Human Rights Activism

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posted on 2024-11-16, 10:43 authored by Vera MackieVera Mackie
It was a cold, crisp winter afternoon in Seoul.1 Opposite the Japanese Embassy there was a bronze statue of a girl in Korean ethnic dress, sitting on a chair, an empty chair beside her. The statue commemorates the demonstrations that have taken place on that site for over twenty-five years on the issue of militarised sexual abuse perpetrated by the Japanese Army and Navy in the Asia-Pacific War. The statue is variously known as the 'Peace Monument' or the 'Girl Statue'. I made my first visit to the Peace Monument on a quiet Tuesday afternoon, the day before the regular weekly demonstration, so that I could take photographs of the statue unimpeded by the crowds.

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From Human Rights to Human Security: Changing Paradigms for Dealing with Inequality in the Asia-Pacific Region

Australian Research Council

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Mackie, V. (2018). An Avatar of Peace: Commemorating Human Rights Activism. In J. Lydon (Ed.), Visualising Human Rights (pp. 113-140). Crawley, Australia: University of Western Australia Press. https://uwap.uwa.edu.au/products/visualising-human-rights

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University of Western Australia Press

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113-140

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English

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129153

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