About us
Welcome to the English Section of The May 18 Memorial Foundation Website. Since we can not translate everything on our Korean website so decided to come up with this English section that is primarily focused on the activities and programs of the Culture and Solidarity Team tasked to promote our International Solidarity Program....
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Call for Nomination for the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights 2..
The Gwangju Prize for Human Rights 2012
Every year since 2000, the May 18 Memorial Foundation (Gwangju, Republic of Korea) has announced its annual ¡°Call for nominations for the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights¡±. This Prize promotes the spirit of the May 18 Democratic Uprising in which the people of Gwangju resisted against brutal military forces for the sake of Democracy and Human Rights in 1980..Read more |
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Call for International Internship 2012 (deadline extended)
The May 18 Memorial Foundation
International Internship Program 2012
About the May 18 Memorial Foundation
The May 18 Memorial Foundation was founded in 1994 with the precious funds of the May 18 victims, Gwangju citizens, overseas Koreans and Korean nationals in order to continue and develop the great democratic spirit and solidarity of the May 18 Democratic Uprising. Along with the aims ..Read more |
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SDMA Press Release: 10 Years After 911 Is Asia Safer?
Press release
Publishing White Book
10 Years After 911: Is Asia a Safer and Better Place?
A Regional Overview of Asia
By SDMA / Forum-Asia
Bangkok and Seoul 8. September 2011
On 11 September 2011, the world will mark the 10th anniversary of the Al-Qaeda terrorist attacks on the United States in which more than 2,000 people tragically perished in a single day. The incidents shocked an..Read more |
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2011 Gwangju Asian Human Rights Folk School Opening Informat..
The May 18 Memorial Foundation is holding the ¡°2011 Gwangju Asian Human Rights Folk School¡± event from August 8th – August 25th 2011, with 22 participants from all over the world (from Taiwan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, Italy, etc¡¦ in total 16 Asian and European countries). Through this event, the history of the May 18th Democratic Uprising Movement and the history..Read more |
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¡°We¡¯re Against Burial of Ahn Hyun-Tae in the National Ceme..
The May 18 Foundation and its three related victims organizations are demanding immediate action to reverse the Ministry of Patriots & Veterans Affairs attempts to bury Ahn Hyun-Tae in the national cemetery, who has been accused as one of the central lobbyists for the Fifth Republic (Chun¡¯s Regime).
Ahn Hyun-Tae, was not only a central lobbying member of Chun Doo Hwan¡¯s regime, but i..Read more |
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Petition For Indian Rights Defenders
Dear All,As you are all aware, there's a greater need for all concerned about human rights abuse.. Read more | |
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