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SPICES<br />

Gwangju Rebellion<br />

Between 10 and 18 may 2004, May Eighteen<br />

Memorial Foundation held the Gwangju International Peace<br />

Camp. 39 participants from Indonesia, Thailand, Burma,<br />

Nepal, Philippines, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, India, China,<br />

Pakistan, Hong Kong, USA and Denmark attended the<br />

event.<br />

The introductionamong the participant from Korea and the others country<br />

Doc : Nining<br />

On the 10, 14, 17 and 18 May common activities for<br />

all participants were held. On 11, 12, 13 and 15 May, the<br />

activities were split in three different<br />

forums; Meeting of Families of Victims in<br />

Asia, Asian Human Rights School, and<br />

Forum for Civil Massacre. KontraS,<br />

represented by Nining Nurhaya, togheter<br />

with Mrs. Misiati G. Utomo from IKOHI<br />

attended the Forum for Civil Massacre and<br />

Meeting of Families of Victims in Asia<br />

Participants from Indonesia, Thailand,<br />

Burma and Nepal choose to attend the<br />

Meeting of Families of Victims in Asia. In<br />

the forum, we got the opportunity to<br />

introduce he Indonesian Human Rights<br />

situation as well as the work of KontraS<br />

and IKOHI, and share stories about<br />

experiences of victims and their families.<br />

At the first day of Forum for Civil Massacre more than<br />

50 persons participated. They came from the Meeting of<br />

Families of Victims in Asia, the Asian Human Rights<br />

School, and Korean victims and family members also<br />

attended. The speakers at the Forum came from the USA<br />

and from Denmark. On the second and third day the<br />

number of attendants were less, since it<br />

did not include the Asian Human Rights<br />

School.<br />

Here follows some important<br />

points from the Peace Camp, that can be<br />

considered by Indonesian civil society<br />

organisations<br />

1.The Korean people’s awareness of<br />

Human Rights and democracy is quite<br />

high after the Gwangju Resurgence<br />

incident. The shift from military to<br />

civilian rule was fast. The high awareness<br />

of Human Rights in Korea has also<br />

impacted on the resolution of Human<br />

All the participant who came from different country.<br />

Doc : Nining<br />

Rights violations that took place after the<br />

Gwangju incident in 1980. The push for<br />

Human Rights and democracy is still<br />

strong.<br />

No.03/V-VI/2004<br />

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