2001: Korea Democracy Foundation

Korea Democracy Foundation

Korea Democracy Foundation was established in 2001 by law.

The first chairperson was Rev. Hyung-kyu Park, who you know well.

Rev. Park Sang-joong also served as chair of the foundation under the President Park Geun-hye administration.

The current chairperson is Mr. Ji-Sun, a Buddhist monk. Ji Sun is a Buddhist leader who participated in the democratization movement from 1980.

The vice president is Rev. Jung Jin-woo. Rev. Jung has been the director of the Human Rights Center at KNCC and you are familiar with it. The executive director also worked as a secretary at Min Ka-hyup, a civil group that supported political prisoner in 1980~1990 and used to work at the National Human Rights Commission.

The board members are composed by leaders of democratization movement and civil activists.
KDF organized a commemorative project for the entire Korean democratization movement, and recently is preparing to build the Democracy Human Rights Memorial Museum.

Click link below to read the english site of KDF
http://en.kdemo.or.kr/ 

 


Einige Videos bzw. Filmhinweise

Park Jong-Cheol -and the June 1987 Democratic uprising
1987: When the day comes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTzBIH51Irc
https://youtu.be/eTzBIH51Irc

https://youtu.be/j9bww7VD4Gs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9bww7VD4Gs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajs5LC4PdFw

https://youtu.be/eTzBIH51Irc

 

Demokratisches Menschenrechtsdenkmal
Demokratie und Menschenrechte
Gedenkhalle
Democratic Human Rights Memorial Nachrichten
https://dhrm.or.kr/home