The Atlanta Comfort Women have found a home – Brookhaven.

A statue of a young girl sitting in a chair originally was supposed to have been anchored at downtown's Center for Civil and Human Rights. The memorial was an artistic depiction to shine the light on human sex trafficking.

But earlier this year, the Center reversed its decision to host the statue after getting pressure from business and international leaders.

So the Atlanta Comfort Women Memorial Task Force, which had already commissioned the statue, had to find a new location.

A unanimous vote by the Brookhaven City Council at its meeting on May 23 welcomed the “Young Girl’s Statue for Peace,” a memorial that honors the 200,000 girls and women – called the “comfort women” – who were sexually enslaved throughout Asia during World War II by the Japanese Imperial Army.

“The Comfort Women tragedy is one the largest known cases of human and sexual trafficking in the 20th century. International human rights tribunals, United Nations groups and rapporteurs have all affirmed the history of the Comfort Women and that their fundamental human rights were violated,” said John Park, a Brookhaven City Councilman, in a statement.

“I know I speak for the City Council, when I say the City of Brookhaven is deeply honored to be the home for the Young Girl’s Statue for Peace,” Park continued. “As we remember the history of these victims of human trafficking and enslavement, we bear witness to their suffering so that these atrocities never happen again.”

Park first championed the idea of welcoming the Comfort Women Memorial in Brookhaven and quickly Mayor John Ernst and each City Council member enthusiastically agreed on the importance of having such a remembrance on Brookhaven.

“By establishing this memorial, we are raising awareness of the ongoing problems of sexual and human trafficking taking place in metro Atlanta and the world today,” Ernst said. “The City of Brookhaven is proud to join the growing list of progressive cities around the world that have already installed memorials in recognition of Comfort Women and their suffering. Brookhaven is now the first city in the state of Georgia and the deep south to publicly commit to the Comfort Women memorial, and we encourage other cities to join us in a strong, public stand against human trafficking.”