The Hong Kong Political Crisis Must be Resolved Peacefully said by the Gwangju Human Rights LaureatesThe Gwangju Human Rights Laureates and the May 18 Memorial Foundation urged a peaceful resolution of the Hong Ko...

2019-09-17 

The May 18 Memorial Foundation Welcomes New GNMP Cohort 2019GNMP Cohort 2019 Ms Chan Hoi Yee from Hong Kong, Mr Md Omar Farok from Bangladesh and Fatima from JordanThe May 18 Memorial Foundation unde...

2019-09-10 

The May 18 Memorial Foundation International Intern Ms Gianna Francesca M. Catolico from Philippine successfully completed her Internship TenureInternational Intern Ms Gianna Francesca M. CatolicoIntern...

2019-09-02 

The May 18 Memorial Foundation Kicked Off 2019 the May 18 Academy in Gwangju [2019 May 18 Academy Update] The May 18 Memorial cordially welcome and incredibly excited to have refugees and human rights ac...

2019-08-23 

Gwangju Spirit: The Gwangju Laureate Ms. Angkhana Neelapaijit from Thailand Honored with the Magsaysay Award 2019Ms Angkhana Neelapaijit was born in Bangkok, Thailand and did her graduate work at the Faculty of...

2019-08-16 

For decades women human rights activists have been actively participating in social movements and playing a vibrant role for protection of human rights. Women social activist from all over the world proved th...

2019-08-16 

Unsung Hero of the May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising 1980: Respected Mr. Kang Gil JoAround 39 years ago, the city of Gwangju faced a bloody massacre by their motherland soldiers. Students, citizens, women ...

2019-07-29 

On May 17, 2019, prominenthuman rights defenders, students, academicians from all the world and people ofGwangju gathered to discuss significant human rights issues of the world. The purposeof the gathering was to ...

2019-07-22 

It is a very famous quote that “Justice delayed is justice denied” which is morally appropriate for the victims of the May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising. After the massacre of the May 18 Gwangju, Democratic struggle ...

2019-07-17 

Book Review: Gwangju Diary: Beyond Death, Beyond the Darkness of the AgeIf you work and live in Gwangju you most probably have encountered mention of the 1980 May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising and many of ...

2019-07-08