HOSTS




ORGANIZERS




SPONSORS




PLANNING COMMITTEE


Title
Name
Position
Chairperson
CHUNG Youngsun
Professor, Jeonbuk National University Law School
Member
SHIN Hyung-sik
Director, The Institute for Popular Sovereignty
Member
KIM Chigon
Director, Global Democratic Citizenship Education, Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education
Member
YOOK Seong cheol
National Human Rights Commission of Korea Gwangju Regional Office
Member
SHIN Gyonggu
Executive Director, Gwangju International Center
Member
KIM Gi-gon
Senior Research Fellow, Gwangju Institute
Member
KIM Sooa
Lawyer, Attorney KIM Sooa Law Office
Member
CHON Jinhee
Standing Ombudsman, Gwangju Metropolitan City
Member
HER Chang-young
Head, Human Rights Protection Team, Jeonbuk Education Human Rights Center
Member
JEONG Sin-ok
Head, Human Rights and Peace Division of Gwangju Metropolitan City
Member
SHIN Gang-hyeop
Director, Jeju Peace Human Rights Institute WHAT
Member
KIM Ji-won
Expert Adviser, Gwangju Cultural Foundation
Member
KOH Jae-dae
Secretary General, The May 18 Foundation
Member
KIM Jae-joo
Secretary General, Gwangju Council for Sustainable Development


INTERNATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE


Title
Name
Position
Member
JEONG Sin-ok
Head, Human Rights and Peace Division of Gwangju Metropolitan City
Member
SHIN Gyonggu
Executive Director, Gwangju International Center 
Member
Linda Tinio-Le Douarin
Deputy Chief, Inclusion, Rights and Intercultural Dialogue Section, Social and Human Sciences Sector,
UNESCO
Member
Pradeep Wagle
Chief, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section, UN OHCHR
Member
Morten Koch Andersen
Director of Research and Education, RWI
Member
Adrià Duarte Duarte
Head, IOPD and Coordinator, UCLG-CISPDHR


WHRCF SECRETARIAT


Position
Name
Job Function
Contact
Director
KIM Minsu
Head of Secretariat Operations
minsu@gic.or.kr
Team Leader
BAE Yeong
Overall PIC of World Human Rights Cities Forum / 
Administration
yeong@gic.or.kr
Coordinator
PARK Junhee
Accounting / Planning of Official Events / Event Personnel and Venue Management
juni@gic.or.kr
Coordinator
PARK Soeun
Invitation / Cooperation/Interpretation and translation / Cooperation Projects with KOICA
soeunpark@gic.or.kr
Coordinator
JO Saerom
Public Relations & Media / Website Management / Side Events
jsr18@gic.or.kr

HOSTS


ORGANIZERS


SPONSORS



PLANNING COMMITTEE


Title
Name
Position
Chairperson
CHUNG Youngsun
Professor, Jeonbuk National University Law School
Member
SHIN Hyung-sik
Director, The Institute for Popular Sovereignty
Member
Kim Chigon
Director, Global Democratic Citizenship Education, Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education
Member
YOOK Seong cheol
Director, National Human Rights Commission of Korea Gwangju Regional Office
Member
SHIN Gyonggu
Executive Director, Gwangju International Center
Member
KIM Gi-gon
Senior Research Fellow, Gwangju Institute
Member
KIM Sooa
Lawyer, Attorney KIM Sooa Law Office
Member
CHON Jinhee
Standing Ombudsman, Gwangju Metropolitan City
Member
HER Chang-young
Head, Human Rights Protection Team, Jeonbuk Education Human Rights Center
Member
JEONG Sin-ok
Head, Human Rights and Peace Division of Gwangju Metropolitan City
Member
SHIN Kang-hyeop
Director, Jeju Peace Human Rights Institute WHAT
Member
KIM Ji-won
Expert Advisor, Gwangju Cultural Foundation
Member
KOH Jae-dae
Secretary General, The May 18 Foundation
Member
KIM Jae-joo
Secretary General, Gwangju Council for Sustainable Development

INTERNATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE


Title
Name
Position
Member
JEONG Sin-ok
Head, Human Rights and Peace Division of Gwangju Metropolitan City
Member
SHIN Gyonggu
Executive Director, Gwangju International Center
Member
Linda Tinio-Le Douarin
Deputy Chief, Inclusion, Rights and Intercultural Dialogue Section, Social and Human Sciences Sector, UNESCO
Member
Pradeep Wagle
Chief, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section, UN OHCHR
Member
Morten Koch Andersen
Director of Research and Education, RWI
Member
Adrià Duarte
Head, IOPD and Coordinator, UCLG-CISPDHR

WHRCF SECRETARIAT


Position
Name
Job Function
Contact
Director
KIM Minsu
Head of Secretariat Operations
minsu@gic.or.kr
Team Leader
BAE Yeong
Overall PIC of World Human Rights Cities Forum / Administration
yeong@gic.or.kr
Senior Coordinator
PARK Junhee
Accounting / Planning of Official Events / Event Personnel and Venue Management
juni@gic.or.kr
Coordinator
PARK Soeun
Invitation / Cooperation / Interpretation and Translation / Cooperation Projects with KOICA
soeunpark@gic.or.kr
Coordinator
JO Saerom
Public Relations & Media / Website Management / Side Events
jsr18@gic.or.kr

WHRCF SECRETARIAT

2F, 5, Jungang-ro 196beon-gil,
Dong-gu, Gwangju 61475, South Korea

Tel: +82-62-226-2734  I  Fax: +82-62-226-2731
E-mail: whrcf@gic.or.kr


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WHRCF SECRETARIAT

2F, 5, Jungang-ro 196beon-gil, Dong-gu, Gwangju 61475, South Korea

Tel: +82-62-226-2734 │ Fax: +82-2-226-2731 │ E-mail: whrcf@gic.or.kr

Copyright WHRCF All rights reserved.

WHRCF NEWSLETTER

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get the latest news on the WHRCF

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#WHRCF2026 #Solidarity #HumanRightsCities  #freedomforall
#StandUp4HumanRights #Cities4Rights