From the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre to the Declaration of Power for Life

Written by Lee Suk Pei Photograph from Wikipedia   Following the passage of the constitutional amendment that gave China’s President Xi Jinping the power to rule for life, one could … Read More

Recalling the Romanian Revolution of 1989

Written by Isaiah Winters Photograph from Wikipedia   At first glance, the Romanian Revolution of 1989 and the Gwangju Uprising of 1980 may seem worlds apart, but in fact, a … Read More

Building Memory Through Archives: Chair of the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Committee Visits Gwangju

Written by Anastasia Traynin Photographs courtesy of Roslyn Russell The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was put forth in Paris on December 10, 1948, following the disastrous Second World War … Read More

“Preserving Democracy”

Written by Matt Furlane This past July, I had the opportunity to attend the GIC Talk by Shahed Kayes from Bangladesh. He is a writer and human rights activist currently … Read More

Do We Live in Peace?

Written by the Douglas Baumwoll The 2017 World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF) will be held in Gwangju, September 14–17 at the Kimdaejung Convention Center. The theme of the forum … Read More

Human Rights and Democracy from Around Asia and Africa: Four Students Debut CNU’s First Global NGO Master’s Program

Written by Anastasia Traynin Photograph courtesy of Shahed Kayes, Class Leader During the first semester of 2017, this writer had the opportunity to take an elective class with American writer, … Read More

First Class First Lady

Written by Douglas Baumwoll Photographs courtesy of Kim Dae-jung Peace Center Translations by Jung Jinho and Kwak Ji-young Special thanks to Dr. Shin Gyonggu and Harsh Kumar Mishra Ninety-five years … Read More

Do We Live in Peace? Human Rights Cities, Democracy, and Practice

Written and photographed by WHRCF Secretariat The World Human Rights Cities Forum 2017 will be held at the Kim Daejung Convention Center in Gwangju from September 14 to 17, hosted … Read More