Local authorities in Auckland on Tuesday denied permission for the erection of a statue symbolizing women forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels in a garden in the New Zealand city.The "Statue of Peace," donated by a South Korean organization, was planned to be installed in a Korean cultural garden on city-owned land. But the application was denied after a public consultation found that most respondents were opposed to the move.The plan for the statue came as the issue of compensation for Korean women who worked at Japanese military brothels, known as "comfort women," has repe…READ FULL ARTICLE
