The Power of Protest and Persistence
By Lisa Casaus || There are those who say that protest “doesn’t change anything,” but you can thank protest for the eight-hour workday and voting rights. For some, it has … Read More
Category: Human Rights
UN Rights High Commissioner Comes to Gwangju: Speaking at WHRCF 2026
Volker Türk of Austria is the current United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. He is the keynote speaker at the 2026 World Human Rights Cities Forum – the first … Read More
Cities of Dignity: Human Rights Forum Returns to Gwangju
By Luis Andrés || As May approaches, Gwangju prepares for the most meaningful month on the city’s calendar. May is when we remember the May 18 Democratic Uprising, when ordinary … Read More
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