As regional governor’s suggestion to “import” women to solve the demographic crisis reveals a terrifying reality: an obsession with productivity has reduced human lives to tools.…
On January 19, Korea University (KU) and Human Asia co-hosted the International Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bill of Human Rights Seminar at SK Future Hall. Human Asia President S…
New tensions have emerged between the Korea University Student Union (KUSU) and campus human rights associations after a disputed decision at the Student Representative Meeting he…
Chilling allegations of starvation and forced-cannibalism have surfaced from the South African mining-town of Stilfontein after months of impasse between authorities and illegal m…
The argument that contemporary human rights ideals are unfairly centered around the agreement of Western, highly industrialized countries might sound valid, but there is no point…
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) undeniably stands as a landmark document in history, setting for the first time in 1948 fundamental human rights to be protected u…
On October 28, 2021, then Facebook’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg announced that the Facebook company would be changing its name to Meta, as it entered a new stag…
Sparking outrage among eventgoers was an issue concerning seating allocation, which has now been fueled by a recent misunderstanding during preparations for the last Ko-Yon Games.…
South Korea’s women-only parking spaces were initially implemented to ensure the safety of female drivers, but they have become increasingly controversial over time. The system wa…
On September 26, Korea University (KU) hosted a seminar on the issue of disability rights by Park Kyung-Seok, the leader of the Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination (SADD)…
To fully grasp the theme of this issue, you have to first understand how blacksmiths craft their work: after heating a piece of metal until it is soft enough, they mold it into a…
Sir Walter Scott, a poet and historian, once said, “Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking.” Opportunities present themselves at unexpected times; whet…
“Success” is what all people strive to achieve throughout life. Although everyone has their own definition and standards as to what constitutes “success,” it is the universal goal…
On February 10, unionized workers charged towards CJ Logistics headquarters in Seoul to protest their dire working conditions. This happened during a major strike that started Dec…
Since August 30, German protestors — aged 18 to 27 — have gone on a hunger strike to raise awareness of climate change issues. These young protestors have set up tents close to th…
When rapper Megan Thee Stallion released her first solo-single of 2021—“Th*t S***”—many eagerly anticipated the next viral hot-girl-anthem dance to the song on TikTok. However, a…
Kang Yin Gyu’s anecdotes about his experiences and his own messages are condensed into a single book for perusal, and the book does an excellent job of capturing his very passion…
On September 17, Professor Soh Changrok (Division of International Studies) of Korea University (KU) gained membership in the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) with a…
On June 7, Oh Joon, the former ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations (UN), visited the International Studies Hall to lecture about human rights issues in UN. T…
After Kakao Mobility launched Kakao T Carpool, taxi drivers went on strike on October 18. In Gyeonggi Province, over 33 thousand drivers, who account for 79 percent of licensed dr…
On October 30, the Student Union of the College of Political Science and Economics (PSE) opened a booth named “Those Days, for Us,” which held a few related activities aimed to pu…
Libertas is a student organization of North Korean human rights in Korea University (KU). Its members include all kinds of students–North Korean students, South Korean students, a…
Starting from 11:30 A.M. on December 1, Stavros Lambrinidis, the European Union (EU) special representative for human rights, gave a lecture titled, “Protecting Human Rights: Succ…
November 2 marks the fourth day of the 2017 Korea University (KU) Human Rights Week, Sum that started on October 30. In celebration of the week, the Korea University Student Assoc…
