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[WHRCF 2012] City and Human Rights - Promoting Accountability through Empowerment

WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS CITIES FORUM 2012

SUMMARY



  • Period: May 15 - 18, 2012
  • Venue: Kimdaejung Convention Center 
  • Theme: City and Human Rights - Promoting Accountability through Empowerment 
  • Host: Gwangju Metropolitan City 
  • Organizers: World Human Rights Cities Forum Promotion Committee(The May 18 Memorial Foundation, Korea Human Rights Foundation, Gwangju Development Institute, Center for Public Interest and Human Rights Law of Chonnam National University)
  • Sponsors: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNESCO, Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding, UNESCO Bangkok Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, National Human Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea, Korean National Commission for UNESCO, Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education


BACKGROUND

Since cities and organizations participated in the International Human Rights Cities Network 2011 have requested for holding the forum, all the representatives and activists from domestic and foreign human rights cities, organizations, associations inherit the spirits of noble democracy, human rights, peace through the forum and make sure of experiences and values of human rights that human rights cities have built up.


"we resolve to recommend that Gwangju Metropolitan City continue to organize the World Human Rights Cities Forum as a platform for the global promotion of the ‘human rights city’ movement. "

<Gwangju Declaration on Human Rights City Proposal (17 May 2011) >




PROGRAMS

CATEGORYTHEME
WHRCF
Academic Conference
  • SessionⅠ: Human Rights Cities Promoting System and Devices (Gwangju Development Institute)
  • SessionⅡ: Human Rights Cities Guideline(Korea Human Rights Foundation) 
Special Conference
  • UNESCO Coalition of Cities against Discrimination in the Asia-Pacific International Conference(Asia-Pacific Secretariat)
  • Human Rights NGO Seminar(Center for Public Interest and Human Rights Law of Chonnam National University, NGO Planning Group)
Unit Events
  • Human Rights Cities’ Challenges(The Institute of Social Development and Policy Research of Seoul National University, Korea Human Rights Foundation)“Building Human Rights City I want to live”(University Students’ Contest)
  • Korea Human Rights NGO Meeting, PRE-OPEN (Center for Public Interest and Human Rights Law of Chonnam National University)
  • Cultural Events (Performances and Exhibitions) 





PROGRAM BOOK

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