Freedom Without Responsibility is Not Democracy: The Shadow of 5.18 Distortion and U.S. Section 230

The United States has long championed freedom of expression as a core value of democracy – a principle that deserves profound respect. However, according to a newspaper report (The Hankyoreh, … Read More

Justice in the City: Refugee Children, Mothers, and Urban Life

By Reeti Roy || Urban life offers both sanctuary and marginalization. For refugee children and their mothers, cities can be places of safety, but they can also be spaces where … Read More

The 2025 KOICA Fellowship Program: Strengthening Local Human Rights Administration Across Asia

By Jana Milosavljevic Building on the momentum created during the first year of the 2024–2026 KOICA Fellowship        Program titled “Capacity Building for Local Governments on Human Rights Administration Enhancement in Asia” (see … Read More

A Return to Pride: Gwangju’s Queer Festival Marches After Three Years

By Luis Andrés On November 29, 2025 – on one of those Gwangju days when the cold season has technically begun but the sun keeps spirits warm – the Gwangju … Read More

The Polite Violence of Collectivism: Parallel Social Architectures in Korea and Bengal

An Examination of Body, Memory, and Resistance in the Works of Han Kang, Mahasweta Debi, and Ashapurna Debi By Reeti Roy Separated by thousands of miles and shaped by different … Read More

Human Rights in Harmony: Gwangju’s Dreamers Carry the Torch to Myanmar

By Kaitlyn Wachter This October, on the border between Myanmar and Thailand, a group of people came together in a cacophony of cultural exchange, music, and solidarity. The culmination of … Read More

Global Focus: The Day that Changed Everything – Ukraine After February 24, 2022

By Anastasiia Andriievska February 24, 2022 – the date that forever changed the lives and daily reality of every Ukrainian. It marks the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. … Read More

Korea in Focus: The Other Side of Global Korea – Anti-Foreigner Rallies

By Yousra Feriel Drioua Reading news about anti-foreigner rallies is a hard pill to swallow for any tax-paying alien, anywhere on earth, including Korea, a country that often leverages the … Read More