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
Category: Human Rights
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
WHRCF: Bangladesh’s July Uprising Finds a Voice in Gwangju – Celebrating Gwangju’s May Uprising with the Spirit of Our July Uprising
By Farhana Binte Jigar Farina, Speaker at the 2025 World Human Rights Cities Forum From being targeted as a criminal by the fascist government to becoming one of the frontliners … Read More
“I Can’t Hold On Any Longer” What the July 13 CNU Suicide Reveals About Korea’s Labs
A master’s degree researcher in CNU’s College of Engineering died on July 13, 2025. He left notes alleging pressure and mistreatment by superiors. One year after a foreign student’s death … Read More
Migrant Workers’ Rights: Forklift Abuse in Naju Sparks National Outcry
By Yousra Feriel Drioua A disturbing case of workplace abuse in Naju, Jeollanam-do, has sparked national outrage, drawing attention to what advocates describe as systemic flaws in South Korea’s migrant … Read More