History
History
2025
Inauguration of Human Asia Sablayan Branch Office in Mindoro, Philippines
Human Rights Academy
Midterm Evaluation of GGGI <Creating Sustainable Green Jobs for Refugees and Host Communities through the Green Economy in Jordan>
Distribution of Nutrition Supplies and Clothing for Mangyan Children and Local Communities in the Philippines
Youth Human Rights School
<Angel to Angel> Shoe Donation by Human Asia – Daesan Rural Foundation – Lao J Brothers Baseball Team
Human Asia Youth Human Rights Summer School
2025 Human Asia Homecoming Day
The 10th International Model UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
2025 Human Asia Card News Contest (Syria, Myanmar, Bangladesh)
Distribution of Relief Supplies for Syrian Refugees in Jordan (in collaboration with UNHCR)
Distribution of Relief Supplies at Jerash Palestinian Refugee Camp in Jordan
2025 Asian Card News Contest (East Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, Middle East)
Civil Society Roundtable on Expanding Korea’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) Financing
2025 Human Asia International Human Rights Experts Seminar
Human Asia Youth Human Rights Workshop: <YOU & UN>
2024
<Research on Human Rights-Based Approaches to the Legislation of Digital Privacy Rights> (Ministry of Justice)
<Angel to Angel> Distribution Campaign (Lao J Brothers, domestic and overseas household)
<Corporate Human Rights Benchmark Methodology: Core UNGP Indicators> evaluation result report
<Enhancement of ICT Skills for Vulnerable High School Students in Bhutan> (KOICA-KCOC Public Private Partnership Incubating Program)
2024 International Dialogue on North Korean Human Rights in Washington D. C. and Geneva (Ministry of Unification, CSIS, NED)
<Access to Essential Medicines Campaign Funding Project>
2024 Human Rights English Essay Contest : Technologies and Human Rights (435 participants)
Human Rights Academy: <Corporate Human Rights, North Korean Human Rights>
The 9th International Model UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Second phase of <Mitigating the Digital Divide in Education for Ethnic Minority Mangyan Students in the Philippines>, funded by KOICA
Construction of Yapang ICT Empowerment Center (ICTEC) dormitory in Occidental Mindoro, Philippines
Distribution of relief supplies for Syrian refugees in Jordan (Human Asia – NEPA – HMM – SNC Logix – Saesiltexpia)
MOU with KCOC for KOICA Incubating Project in Bhutan
KOICA DAK Policy Cooperation Project: <Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Capacity Building Project for Civil Society>
2023
Research: <Strengthening Human Rights and Democracy Diplomacy through Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships> (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Research: <Mid-to Long- term Unification Policy Approach to Human Rights> (Ministry of Unification)
East Asia Young Activists Networking Program (EAYAN) Workshop in Taiwan
Inauguration of <Dream Library> in Azraq, Jordan
MOU signed with University of Jordan, GGGI for the <Creating Sustainable Green Jobs for Refugees and Host Communities through the Green Economy in Jordan >
2023 Human Rights English Essay Contest (17 countries, 650 participants)
The 8th International Model UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) (9 countries, 24 delegations)
<Project for the Incubation of Next-Generation North Korean Human Rights Activists (Ministry of Unification>
North Korean Human Rights Young Activists Capacity Building Workshop
Youth North Korean Human Rights School (160 participants)
<Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC) in the Philippines Self-Rehabilitation Project> field research
Pen -pal program with Inawa Elementary School in Sablayan, Mindoro, Philippines.
2023 Human Asia Human Rights Seminar
Inauguration of Human Asia Philippines Office in Manila
Human Asia･Ilmin International Relations Institute Seminar
2022
Publication of <Corporate Human Rights Benchmark Methodology: Core UNGP Indicators> Korean version
Climate Change and Human Rights English Essay Contest (720 participants)
East Asia Young Activists Networking Program (EAYAN) Workshop in Seoul
MOU with Samsung Dream Scholarship Foundation for 2022 Global-Hope Scholarship - <Dream Library Project for Syrian Refugee Children >
Human Asia - UNHCR distribution of refugee relief supplies for Syrian refugees in Jordan
bkl Dongcheon Foundation Research Project: <A Study on the ‘Right to Clothing’ from a Human Rights Perspective>
Ukraine Human Rights Crisis Round-table Discussion
The 14th Human Rights Forum: Human Rights Impact of New Technology on Persons with Disabilities
The 7th International Model UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Nutrition supply project for children in Mindoro Island, the Philippines
MOU with Jordan Hashmite Charity Organization (JHCO)
UAEM Korea participation in UAEM 2022 Germany Conference
<KCOC-KOICA Public Private Partnership Incubating Project: Digital Literacy Education for Vulnerable Primary School Students in Jordan>
2021
Launching of <Angel to Angel> offline distribution platform
Human Rights Management Conference for Seoul's major public institutions
<Humanitarian Aid Project for Syrian Refugees in Jordan>
Human Asia - UAEM Korea- Korean Association of Human Rights Studies: <Beyond COVID-19: Access to Medicines and Vaccines in Asia>
The 13rd Asia Human Rights Forum <New Technology and Human Rights Resources>
Inauguration of Human Asia Japan Liaison Office
MOU with GGGI (Global Green Growth Institute) for <Aral Sea Crisis Response Project Through Community-led Eco-friendly Reconstruction in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
MOU with KOICA for <Mitigating the Digital Divide in Education for Ethnic Minority Mangyan Students in the Philippines> (Emergency funding support for the right to education during the COVID-19 pandemic)
Human Asia joins and signs MOU with World Benchmarking Alliance
2020
Business and Human Rights: Trends and Challenges Forum
DGIST Human Rights Impact Assessment research study
Inauguration of Asia Business and Human Rights Center (ABHRC)
MOU with Sorok Uni Foundation in the Philippines
<KOICA Public Private Partnership Incubating Program: Baseline and Feasibility Study for Establishing Digital Infrastructure for Elementary Schools of Ethnic Minorities>
Registration as member of KCOC (Korea NGO Council for Overseas Development Cooperation)
Education support project for ethnic minority children in Mindoro Island, the Philippines
2019
Head Office relocated to Sinsa-dong, Gangnam (from Dongnimmun, Gyobok-dong)
Opening Jum Library, for ethnic minority Jumma people living in Bangladesh
Logo and name change from the ‘Asia Center for Human Rights’ to ‘Human Asia’
Establishment of Jeongam Foundation x Human Asia Global Vision Scholarship program
2018
Human Asia - RAFTO Human Rights Foundation (Norway) book publication on North Korean defectors
Changrok Soh, President of Human Asia, elected as Vice-President of the UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
2017
Education support project in Chakma, Arunachal Pradesh, India
The 11st Asia Human Rights Forum: <Human Rights and Asian Corporate Leadership>
2016
MOU with SNEHA School, India
The 1st International Model UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for High School Students
2015
Emergency Humanitarian Aid in Human Asia Nepal
Human Asia is registered as an NGO Representative at the UN Department of Public Information (UN DPI)
2014
Inauguration of Vision Hill School in Laos
Inauguration of Human Asia’s <Human Library> in Nepal
Changrok Soh, President of Human Asia, elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee of the UN General Assembly
2013
Human Asia Nepal Office officially opens
The 1st Model UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review
2012
Supporting Project for Nepalese ethnic minority children
Human Asia receives the 2012 National Human Rights Award from the National Human Rights Commission of Korea
2011
Head Office relocated to Sinsa-dong, Gangnam (from Dongnimmun, Gyobok-dong)
Opening Jum Library, for ethnic minority Jumma people living in Bangladesh
Logo and name change from the ‘Asia Center for Human Rights’ to ‘Human Asia’
Establishment of Jeongam Foundation x Human Asia Global Vision Scholarship program
2010
Shelter project and street campaign for Rohingya refugees
Changrok Soh, professor at Korea University Graduate School of International Studies, appointed as President of Human Asia
2009
Provision of textbooks and student uniforms to Vietnamese primary schools
2008
Provision of medical aid and medicines to Vietnamese primary schools
2006
Organisation founded (as Asia and Human Rights Center)
Registered as a Korean Nonprofit Organisation (Ministry of Foreign Affairs No.500)
