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MAY 16 (FRI)

Sessions marked with * are only available to invited participants and officials.

All times are in Korea Standard Time (UTC+9).

ENG

Human Rights Paper Session

Peace and Solidarity:
the Role of Human Rights Cities in Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding 

ORGANIZERS
Gwangju International Center, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, 
The UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Human Security, University of Graz, 
The May 18 Institute Chonnam National University
KOR

Children and Youth

Children and Youth

ORGANIZER
Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education
KOR

Korean Local Government Ombudsmen Commission Workshop*

Korean Local Government Ombudsmen Commission Workshop

ORGANIZER
Gwangju Metropolitan City
KOR

Human Rights Activists Workshop

Human Rights City’s Human Rights Protection System Proposed by Activists

MODERATOR
DISCUSSION
PRESENTATION
ORGANIZERS
Human Rights Activists Network For Local Human Rights System In S.Korea:
Jeju Peace Human Rights Institute WHAT, Solidarity for peace & humanrights, Ulsan Solidarity for Human Rights, 
BUTTLE- Chungnam Human Rights Education Activists Group, 
Protesting Against Poverty ＆ Discrimination Solidarity for Human Right, 
Gwang-Ju Human Rights Center Hwal JJak, Tree of Conscience and Human Rights
KOR

Korean Local Government Human Rights Commission*

Korean Local Government Human Rights Commission

ORGANIZER
Gwangju Metropolitan City
KOR

Korean Local Government Ombudsmen Commission Workshop*

Korean Local Government Ombudsmen Commission Workshop

ORGANIZER
Gwangju Metropolitan City
ENG

ALRC

ALRC

ORGANIZERS
Asian Legal Resource Centre Korea(ALRC Korea), 
Asian Legal Resource Centre(ALRC Hong Kong)

Disability

Eugenics and Forced Sterilization :
State Violence Denying the Existence of Persons with Disabilities 

What does peace mean to persons with disabilities? What is a peaceful life for persons with disabilities? Peace is not simply the absence of armed conflict represented by war. Peace is the state free from all forms of violence directed toward specific groups or individuals. However, victims of state policies based on eugenics and persons with disabilities continue to live among us today. This session will be examining Japan’s response to state-imposed forced sterilization focusing on activities addressing victims of the Eugenic Protection Law. Also, identifying the reality and future tasks in South Korea centered on the concluding observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

MODERATOR
PRESENTATION
DISCUSSION
ORGANIZERS
Gwangju Human Right Center for People with Disabilities, 
Gwangju Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination
KOR

A Conversation with Cha Inpyo

The 1st World Human Rights Cities Literature Festival 

ORGANIZER
Gwangju International Center
KOR

Migration

Human Rights Cities and Migrant Health Public

MODERATOR
PRESENTATION
DISCUSSION
ORGANIZERS
Center for Global Diaspora Studies, Chonnam National University,
BK21 FOUR Center for International Migration and Diaspora Innovative Talents, Chonnam National University,
Gwangju Workers Health Center, Gwangju Migrant Health Center,
Gwangju International Residents Center
KOR

Village and Human Rights

Human Rights Village, Human Rights Minds

KEYNOTE SPEECH
PRESENTATION
DISCUSSION
ORGANIZERS
Gwangju Urban Regeneration Community Center(GURCC),
Human Rights Village Network, Gwangju Village Community Network,
Gwangju Village Education Community Forum, 
Gwangju Women-friendly Village Activists Network
KOR

Gwangju-Chonnam Council of University Human Rights Centers*

Gwangju-Chonnam Council of University Human Rights Centers

ORGANIZER
Chonnam National University Human Rights Center

Women

2025 The May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising and Women

During the May 18 Democratization Movement of 1980, women in Gwangju engaged in diverse activities such as meal preparation, citizen outreach, blood donation, and body recovery. However, their contributions have been relatively undervalued compared to those of men. This year marks the 45th anniversary of the May 18 Movement, further intensifying the urgent need to systematize the historical records of the women of May and to revitalize research aimed at truth-seeking and clarifying historical facts. This session will conduct an in depth examination of the history of the women of May, including related human rights issues, and by doing so, identify and raise important issues within historical movements from a gender equality perspective.

MODERATOR
PRESENTATION
DISCUSSION
ORGANIZER
Gwangju Foundation for Women & Family
ENG

UNESCO APCAD

Peacebuilding and Inclusion in the Asia-Pacific Cities

ORGANIZERS
Gwangju Metropolitan City,
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Coalition of Cities Against Discrimination (UNESCO APCAD),
United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG ASPAC)

WHRCF SECRETARIAT
1-2F, 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 SECRETARIAT
1-2F, 5, Jungang-ro 196beon-gil, Dong-gu, Gwangju 61475, South Korea
Tel: +82-62-226-2734
Fax: +82-62-226-2731
E-mail: whrcf@gic.or.kr
Copyright WHRCF All rights reserved.