Call for Papers: Human Rights Cities Against Authoritarianism and Populism

Call for Papers for the 11th Human Rights Paper Session as a part of the World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF) held in Gwangju, South Korea from the 13th to the 15th of May 2026

The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, the International Centre for the Promotion of Human Rights at the Local and Regional Levels under the auspices of UNESCO, the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Human Security, University of Graz, The May 18 Institute Chonnam National University, the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies, Mahidol University, and Gwangju International Center are co-hosting the 11th Human Rights Paper Session as a part of the World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF) 2026, being held in Gwangju, South Korea from the 13th to the 15th of May 2026. We invite human rights researchers and practitioners to submit papers on the theme "Human Rights Cities Against Authoritarianism and Populism".

Abstract Submission Deadline: 19 March 2026

Find more information on the call for papers here.

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