Addressing Human Rights: From Gwangju to the UN
Interview with Todd Howland Interviewed by Younglee Han. We often confer respect on the basis of the job title one holds without regard to their journey to get there. Mr. … Read More
Category: Human Rights
Gwangju’s Human Rights Forum
Co-organized by UCLG.Contributed by the UCLG-CSIPDHR Secretariat. The UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy, and Human Rights (UCLG-CSIPDHR) is a global platform to advance local government networking on human … Read More
Saram: A Berlin-Based NGO Dedicated to Human Rights in North Korea.
Written by William Urbanski Saram (사람, “people” in Korean) is an NGO based in Berlin that promotes human rights in North Korea. It sounds anomalous that a German NGO would … Read More
A Commitment to Listen, Act, and Make Impacts on Human Rights Issues: An Interview with Peggy Hicks
Interviewed by Nadya Hanaveriesa. There are a lot of ways to make this world a better place. Being aware and concerned about human rights issues is one of them. Whether … Read More
Meet Martina Mittenhuber: Guest Speaker to Gwangju’s World Human Rights Cities Forum
Written by Farida Mohammed. It was only 70 years ago, in the aftermath of the human devastation of World War II, as international leaders for the first time made an … Read More
GIC Talk: Humanities, Human Rights, and Security Review
Written by Farida Muhammed When I heard there was going to be a GIC Talk at the Gwangju International Center entitled “Humanities, Human Rights, and Security,” my mind began to … Read More
Joanna Cariño: Soldiering On in the Struggle for Indigenous People’s Rights
Written by Gianna Francesca Catolico With more than 170 ethnic groups from its concrete jungles to its remote settlements, the Philippines cements itself as a cocoon of ethnic and cultural … Read More
Local Governments and Historical Memory: How Cities Build Peaceful and Democratic Societies
Written by Jaume Puigpinós One of the most unique characteristics of Gwangju is its movement for human rights and democracy. This characteristic was awarded to the city by the sacrifice … Read More