Conference: 11th World Human Rights Cities Forum

Cities are key players in promoting and protecting human rights. The Gwangju Declaration on Human Rights Cities, adopted during the very first World Human Rights Cities Forum, defines human rights cities as “both a local community and a socio‐political process in a local context, where human rights play a key role as the fundamental values and guiding principles”. Human rights cities emphasize the importance of inter-local and international cooperation and solidarity among cities engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights, securing wide participation from all actors and interest groups, in particular socially marginalised and vulnerable groups, and the importance of effective and independent human rights protection and management systems.

The topic of the 11th World Human Rights Cities Forum will be: "Human Rights in Times of Challenge: A New Social Contract".

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