The Future of May 18 – Following the Death of Doo-Hwan Chun, What are the Remaining Tasks to Us?

Date

May, 19th 202214:00-16:00

Venue

Room 211-213

Language

Korean-English Simultaneous Interpretation

Session Introduction

On November 23, 2021, Doo-Hwan Chun, the former South Korean military dictator, died without admitting what he committed against the Gwangju people and apologizing for the 1980 massacre in Gwangju. The responsibility for responding to the unresolved issues of the Gwangju massacre has been left to survivors. This session discusses the remaining tasks to us and future activities for transitional justice at this point in which the May 18 Democratization Movement Truth Commission is actively investigating the May 18 Democratic Uprising.

Host

May 18 Memorial Foundation

Speech Title

Moderator : Ms. Sang-Sook Kim (Research Professor of SongkongHoe University)

• The Activity of the May 18 Democratization Movement Truth Commission (Mr. Youngju Choi, The May 18 Truth Commission Investigation 1 Division Chief)
• The Task of May 18 Transitional Justice Following the Death of Chun (Mr. Young-Jae Yi, Research Professor of Hanyang University-the Third Sector Institute)
• ‘Latin America Truth Commissions’ and Process and Lesson of Transitional Justice-Centered on the Case of Illegal Transfer of Property (Mr. Gyoung-Mo Gu, Professor of Busan University of Foreign Studies–the Institute of Iberoamerican Studies)
• Transitional Justice and the United States’ Racial and Ethnic Issues (Mr. Byung-Jae Lee, Professor of Yonsei University-the Center for Digital Social Science)

Poster

Speakers

• 
  Ms. Sang-Sook Kim
  Research Professor of SongkongHoe University
• 
  Mr. Youngju Choi
  The May 18 Truth Commission
• 
  Mr. Young-Jae Yi
  Research Professor of Hanyang University
• 
  Mr. Gyoung-Mo Gu
  Professor of Busan University of Foreign Studies
• 
  Mr. Byung-Jae Lee
  Professor of Yonsei University