The 2018 Gwangju Asia Forum
Written by Zico Mulia Photographs courtesy of May 18 Memorial Foundation The 2018 Gwangju Asia Forum and the 2018 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights Award Ceremony were held on … Read More
Category: Human Rights
Defender of Justice Wins Prestigious 2018 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights
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
A Look Back at Taiwan’s 1979 Kaohsiung Incident
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
When the Rain Clouds Darkened: Apartheid South Africa
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
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