Published by the Gwangju International Center since 2001
Written by Sen Nguyen Photographs by Adam Travis and courtesy of Fr. Nandana Manatunga Diploma in Human Rights Training… diploma in Youth Pastoral & Faith Education… diploma in Foundations … Read More
Written by Stephen White Photographs from Wikipedia The Kaohsiung Incident of 1979 was a watershed in Taiwan’s political and social history. At the time, it was barely noticed internationally, … Read More
Written by Sashai Yhukutwana Photograph from Wikipedia “Among modern countries where democracy is the favored system, the Athenian experiment eventually acquires a hallowed status. But more than 2000 years … Read More
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
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
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
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
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
