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

Cyber Security and Citizens’ Rights

Written by Matt Furlane This past May, the ransomware virus WannaCry made headlines by infecting over 200,000 computers in over 150 countries. Although not as large as the 2008 Conficker … Read More

Gwangju Women Link: Creating a World Free of Discrimination

Photos courtesy of Gwangju Women Link On March 8, people around the world will celebrate the annual International Women’s Day. While originally turn-of-the-20th-century day of commemoration for female garment workers … Read More

Gwangju Should Stand for 
Human Rights by Standing Up 
Against Forced HIV Testing

Most English teachers here in Gwangju consider the HIV and drug testing part of their required health check as a necessary nuisance. However, some remember, or are familiar with, the … Read More

A Place of Refuge: Gwangju Support Center for Foreign Workers

Laura Becker Writes in Regards to Some of The Great Systems to Help Foreign Workers Who Live in Gwangju

Gwangju as a Human Rights City

Laura Becker Talks About What’s Helped Shape Gwangju Into Becoming The acknowledged Human Rights City It Has Today.