Counter Monument

#407

Marsha P. Johnson Statue in New York City

USA

By Contested Histories Initiative

In 2019, the New York City Council announced the installation of two monuments for Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, which was a seminal moment for gay rights. After being postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some LGBTQIA+ activists, frustrated… Read More

#313

Coronation Park in New Delhi

India

By Contested Histories Initiative

In the 1960s, two decades after India’s independence from colonial rule, certain sections ofthe society demanded the removal of specific memorial markers of the colonial past. Thincluded the statues in the Coronation Park in the capital of the country, New Delhi. TheCoronation Park harks back to the times of coronation… Read More

#435

The mothers were always right….

By Isabella Crouch February 11, 2025

Despite the 2016 Peace Deal with the FARC, the unresolved horrors of the Colombian armed conflict continue to haunt and divide the country. This January, after almost a decade of searching, the Colombian tribunal the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) announced the discovery of human remains belonging to at least… Read More

Group of Selk'nam People in Traditional Clothing
#31

Selk’nam Genocide Public Commemoration in Punta Arenas

Chile

By Contested Histories Initiative

The late nineteenth century saw the systematic killing of the Selk’nam indigenous group members at the hands of European settlers in Punta Arenas, Chile. Until 2007, the official state narrative surrounding the fate of the Selk’nam failed to recognise the genocidal dynamics underpinning the dramatic decline in their population. Instead,… Read More

#142

Statue of Peace in Seoul

South Korea

By Jade

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… Read More