The 12th Human Rights Forum

Special Lecture by Cynthia Maung (The winner of the 2022 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights)

The Crisis of Humanitarianism and Human Rights at the Border of Thailand and Myanmar: Challenges and Opportunities

Time & Date: 2022.05.20 (Friday) PM 2:00 - 3:30

Location: Seoul National University Asia Center (Building #101) Samik Hall (Room #220)

Moderator: Joo-Young Lee (Research Professor at the Human Rights Center)

14:00-14:05 Welcome Speech

- Sangwon Lee (Director of the Human Rights Center)

14:05-14:50 Lecture

14:50-15:10 Conversation with Cynthia Maung

- Moderator: Sun-Young Kim (Professor at Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Health)

15:10-15:30 QnA Session and Discussion

Cynthia Maung is a doctor who participated in the 1988 Myanmar pro-democracy movement. After the military coup, she moved to Thailand and opened the Mae Tao Clinic on the Thai-Myanmar border as a refugee. She has provided medical services to ethnic minorities, refugees and migrant workers since 1989. She received international trust and respect for her dedication to promoting health as a human right and the impact of human rights violations on health and also improving the education and health of minorities, migrants, refugees, and children under conflict situations.