{"id":258765,"date":"2026-04-29T00:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/29\/new-human-rights-education-center-opens-in-yongin-what-it-means-for-south-koreas-future\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T00:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:06:12","slug":"new-human-rights-education-center-opens-in-yongin-what-it-means-for-south-koreas-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/social\/2026\/04\/29\/new-human-rights-education-center-opens-in-yongin-what-it-means-for-south-koreas-future\/","title":{"rendered":"New Human Rights Education Center Opens in Yongin: What It Means for South Korea’s Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Built at a total project cost of \u20a914.7 billion (approximately US$11.025 million), the training center covers a total floor area of 4,637 m\u00b2 (about 49,912 sq ft) with one basement level and three aboveground floors<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The National Human Rights Commission\u2019s National Human Rights Education Center opened on the 28th in Singal-dong, Giheung District, Yongin City, and has begun full operations.<\/p>\n

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The opening ceremony was attended by about 100 officials, including Ryu Gwang-yeol, first vice mayor and acting mayor of Yongin, and Ahn Chang-ho, chair of the National Human Rights Commission.<\/p>\n

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The National Human Rights Education Center was established to address the need for a dedicated facility to raise awareness of human rights and expand human-rights education across both the public and private sectors.<\/p>\n

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The center was created by renovating and expanding the former customs logistics center in Singal-dong, Giheung District. The facility totals 4,637 m\u00b2, with one basement level and three floors above ground, completed at a total project cost of \u20a914.7 billion (approximately US$11.025 million).<\/p>\n

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The center includes classrooms, an online integrated education studio, a rehabilitation training room, a multipurpose experiential learning room, an exhibition and video experience room, an exhibition hall, and a concert hall.<\/p>\n

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At the ceremony, Ryu Gwang-yeol, acting mayor and first vice mayor of Yongin, said, \u201cI am truly pleased that the National Human Rights Education Center, which will serve as a hub for human-rights education in Korea, has opened in Yongin. I offer my respect and gratitude to everyone who worked tirelessly to make this facility possible.\u201d He added, \u201cI hope this center becomes more than a place that simply transmits knowledge. I hope it awakens human-rights awareness among all citizens and becomes a vital place that plants and nurtures the seeds of education that realize dignity and equality.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ahn Chang-ho stated, \u201cWe will spare no effort to expand curricula that reflect diverse human-rights issues and to distribute standardized human-rights education programs and content so that the center can become a learning space for everyone\u2019s human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

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