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Operation of the 2025 Busan Human Rights Week… Advancing the Value of Human Rights Together with Citizens

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will operate the 2025 Busan Human Rights Week from today, December 8, through December 12, in commemoration of the 77th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, celebrated on December 10.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 10, 1948, is an international declaration that presented universal standards guaranteeing human dignity and fundamental rights, greatly contributing to the advancement of human rights worldwide.

The city has designated the week around December 10 each year as “Human Rights Week” to share the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights with citizens and to provide various educational and cultural programs that help citizens practice human rights values in their daily lives.

This year, Busan Metropolitan City plans to promote broader understanding of and respect for human rights across the local community by offering various programs, including a human rights conference, a special lecture on human rights for citizens, book talks, film screenings, and forums.

In particular, the Human Rights Day Commemorative Ceremony will take place at 10:00 a.m. on December 10 in the main conference hall on the first floor of City Hall. Mayor Park Heong-joon, along with citizens, human rights activists, and public officials, will attend the ceremony, which will include an awards presentation for the human rights contest, a reading of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a human rights education session, and a film screening organized by the National Police Agency’s Human Rights Film Festival.

The first part of the ceremony will feature congratulatory remarks, an award presentation for the human rights contest and introduction of selected works, and the reading of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The second part will include human rights education for public officials and citizens, followed by a screening of award-winning films from the National Police Agency’s Human Rights Film Festival.

On December 11, the 2025 Busan Human Rights Conference will be held at BEXCO under the theme “Beyond Isolation to Self-Reliance, Beyond Discrimination to Solidarity.” Throughout Human Rights Week, diverse programs such as special lectures on human rights for citizens, human rights exhibitions, and film screenings will also take place.

In the first session of the conference, findings from a human rights survey on youth preparing for independent living in the Busan region will be presented, followed by a discussion on ways to improve human rights. The second session will include a report on efforts to improve discriminatory language and a human rights book talk.

Additional programs include:
– Special Lecture for Busan Citizens on Human Rights, titled All the Scenes That Divide Us (December 12, Busan Water Authority)
– Exhibition of award-winning works from the Human Rights Contest jointly hosted by the Busan Human Rights Center and the National Human Rights Commission of Korea (December 8–12, City Hall lobby to Busan Metro City Hall Station)
– Screening of the human rights film Take Your Time (December 12, “Millak Waterside Sea Theater”)

Furthermore, a human rights education session for both citizens and city employees will be held to deepen shared understanding and awareness of human rights. The city also plans to strengthen public officials’ awareness of human rights and improve organizational culture through awareness-raising campaigns during morning commute hours at City Hall.

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “Through this Human Rights Week, which commemorates the 77th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we hope citizens will have the opportunity to widely recognize and practice the importance of human rights. Busan Metropolitan City will continue advancing human rights-friendly policies and initiatives to make Busan a true human rights city where all citizens can live happily and with dignity.”