Commemorating the victims of sexual slavery by Japan during World War II, known as "comfort women," remains a taboo subject. Now, the city of Berlin wants to remove The Peace Statue, Ari, a memorial in their honor.
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00:00 Introduction
00:41 A Silenced Crime
01:20 Sex Slaves in World War II
02:56 The Fight for Remembrance
04:47 Breaking the Silence
09:15 Berlin in the Shadow of Global Politics
10:08 Sexual Violence - a War Crime