30th Commemoration of Gwangju Uprising

2010 Gwangju Asia Forum

STOP KILLING AND UPHOLD PEACEFUL SOLUTIONS

FOR DEMOCRACY IN THAILAND

(21 May 2010, Gwangju) We, the participants of 2010 Gwangju Asia Forum, are human
rights defenders including activists, journalists, academics and students across Asia and
gathering to commemorate the courageous people of Gwangju who rose against the
military dictatorship in 1980. We are here to honour this democratic spirit with the Korean
and internationally distinguished representatives at this very special event.

We are deeply concerned about the current crackdown in Thailand by the security troops
on the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) protesters. This has led to
a high death toll of civilians, arson at various spots in Bangkok and widespread unrest
following the surrender of the UDD leaders to the police. As a result, the government of
Thailand is imposing curfew in Bangkok and up to 20 other provinces, the first time in 18
years.

We, the participants of 2010 Gwangju Asia Forum, strongly condemn the brute force
used by the Thai security force against civilian protesters. The violence must stop
immediately. We call on both sides to return to negotiation in order to find a peaceful
solution to the current deepening crisis. Peaceful negotiation is the only way out if
Thailand were to return to democracy.

2010 Gwangju Asia Forum

21 May 2010

Background

The protest of UDD has been calling for the dissolution of parliament and an early election.
On 10 April, the Thai security force conducted Panfa Operation as a counter move
against the protesters which resulted in 25 deaths (18 civilians, 6 soldiers and one foreign
journalist) and more than 800 injured. After five weeks, on 13 May, another operation
called Rajaprasong Operation took place. Since then, death tolls rose drastically. From
13 May to 18 May, it is reported that 38 civilians including women, children, journalist
and rescue worker were killed around Rajaprasong areas by high velocity gunshots
wounds. On 19 May, another six people, five protesters and one Italian journalist, were
killed by gunshots. No ceasefire from the military is in sight.
The statement is endorsed by:
Bangladesh
1. Adilur Rahman Khan
2. Maria Hussain
3. Mohiuddin Ahmad
Bhutan
4. Sonam Pem
Brazil
5. Carina Gomes Alencar
Cambodia
6. Tek Vannara
7. Vanda Nay
Cameroon
8. Tamunang Gregory
Chungong
China
9. Ma Xili
10. Yuen Cynthia (Hong Kong)
Germany
11. Cha-jo Ahn
12. Heiko Herold
13. Julia Brinhmann
14. Jung-sook Yoo
15. Jung-sook Park
16. Kyung-tae Kim
17. Woon-sup Yoon
India
18. Henri Tiphagne
19. Lenin Raghuvanshi
20. Syed lftikhar Gilani
Indonesia
21. Bambang Harymurti
22. Danang Widoyoko
23. Erwin Maulana
24. Mufti Makarimalahlaq
Japan
25. Kinhide Mushakoji
26. Shimizu Noriko
27. Tomoko Nishino
28. Yukiko Omagari
29. Yunai Mayuko
Malaysia
30. Loh Kok Wah
31. Tah Moon Hui
32. Thency Gunasekaran
33. Yap Swee Seng
Mongolia
34. Erdenechimeg Dashdorj
35. Munkhzul Chuluunbat
Nepal
36. Basanta Adhikari
37. Dinesh Khanal
38. Kunda Mani Dixit
39. Prabindra Shakya
40. Subash Adhikari
41. Subodh Pyakurel
42. Susil Pyakurel
43. Surya Deuja
44. Vivek Pandey
New Zealand
45. Tom Rainey-Smith
Pakistan
46. Adan Adil Zaidi
47. Imran Afridi
48. Rahimullah K. Yusutzai
49. Zarqa Amber Lashari
Palestine
50. Khaled Q. A. Abu Aker
Philippines
51. Consuelo Katrina Lopa
52. Gus Miclat
53. Jenina Joy Chavez
54. Lyca Therese M. Sarenas
55. Pedro Erlano Rahon
Singapore
56. Sinapan Samydorai
South Korea
57. Ae-ran Lee
58. Ah-hyun Jung
59. Ah-young Kim 109. Dong-myoung Kim
60. Anselmo Lee 110. Dong-nyeon Jeong
61. Bang-ok Yoon 111. Dong-oh Kang
62. Bi-oh Cho 112. Dong-soo Kim
63. Bo-eun Kim 113. Dong-sung Kim
64. Bok-nam Yoon 114. Dong-woo Lee
65. Bong-jung Kim 115. Dong-yeon Yum
66. Boo-duk Cho 116. Dong-yeop Lee
67. Boo-soo Kim 117. Doo-seok Jang
68. Boon-hee Kang 118. Eui-haeng Jung
69. Byoung-baek Lee 119. Eun-ah Yoo
70. Byoung-ho Lee 120. Eun-ha Cha
71. Byoung-woo Ahn 121. Eun-ji Lee
72. Byung-chul Jung 122. Eun-joo Lee
73. Byung-gyu Park 123. Eun-jung Eu
74. Byung-sik Nah 124. Eun-jung Song
75. Byung-wook Park 125. Eun-kyung Kim
76. Chan-gook Park 126. Eun-kyung Song
77. Chan-ho Kim 127. Eun-mi Cho
78. Chan-seop Lee 128. Eun-mi Choi
79. Chan-sung Sung 129. Eun-tae Go
80. Chan-young Jung 130. Eun-young Han
81. Chang-il Park 131. Eung-hyun Cho
82. Cho-heung Ha 132. Ga-yoon Baek
83. Choon-ho Nam 133. Gab-jae Song
84. Choon-yi Kim 134. Gan-chae Nah
85. Chul-woo Lee 135. Gang-eun Choi
86. Chul-woo Lee 136. Gang-oh Lee
87. Chul-woong Jung 137. Gang-ryul Kim
88. Chul-young Lee 138. Gang-sub Yang
89. Chul Choi 139. Gemma I.K. Yu
90. Chun-bae Jeon 140. Geun-young Jang
91. Chun-moon Lee 141. Gi-bok Go
92. Chung-hyun Jung 142. Gi-chang Lee
93. Chung-jin Bae 143. Gi-hong Cho
94. Da-woon Jung 144. Gi-hyuk Choi
95. Dae-in Kim 145. Gi-jung Kim
96. Dae-suk Seo 146. Gi-seung Lee
97. Dam Jeong 147. Gi-sook Song
98. Deok-gyu Kim 148. Go-hun Hong
99. Deok-hee Moon 149. Goo-sun Jeong
100. Deok-jae Lee 150. Gook-jae Han
101. Deok-joo Park 151. Gook-joo Moon
102. Do-hyun Koh 152. Gun-young Cho
103. Dong-gi Park 153. Gwan-seok Park
104. Dong-gyu Kim 154. Gwan-taek Park
105. Dong-gyu Lim 155. Gwang-chul Lee
106. Dong-ho Shin 156. Gwang-hoon Jeong
107. Dong-hwan Go 157. Gwang-ik Hwang
108. Dong-joon Park 158. Gwang-nam Choi
159. Gwang-ryul Kim 209. Hong-soo Lim
160. Gwang-sook Park 210. Hong-sun Go
161. Gwang-woo Hwang 211. Hung-ying Chen
162. Gwang-woo Lee 212. Hwa-gang Park
163. Gyae-in Cho 213. Hwan-choong Jung
164. Gyae-sun Cho 214. Hwan-joon Cho
165. Gyeong-hui Kim 215. Hyae-sook Jung
166. Gyeong-seo Park 216. Hyang-ja Jung
167. Gyul Kim 217. Hye-gyeung Oh
168. Gyung-gook Kim 218. Hye-ji Lee
169. Gyung-ju Kim 219. Hye-myoung Lee
170. Gyung-ok Kim 220. Hye-ryung Kwon
171. Gyung-pyo Kim 221. Hyo-gyung Sun
172. Gyung-suk Kim 222. Hyo-kyoung Son
173. Ha-joo Joo 223. Hyoung Lim
174. Ha-yeon Lee 224. Hyun-bae Lee
175. Hae-jik Jung 225. Hyun-jong Cho
176. Hae-jung Lim 226. Hyun-joo Park
177. Hae-myung Kim 227. Hyun-ju Go
178. Hae-sook Jung 228. Hyun-jun Kim
179. Hae-sun Kim 229. Hyun-seung Jang
180. Hae-sung Lee 230. Hyun-sun Choi
181. Haeng-sam Park 231. Hyun Wi
182. Haeng-soon Park 232. Hyung-gi Baek
183. Hak-young Lee 233. Hyung-gook Kim
184. Han-chul Lee 234. Hyung-gwan Baek
185. Han-gi Woo 235. Hyung-ho Park
186. Han-sook Lee 236. Hyung-min Kim
187. Han-taek Lee 237. Hyung-seung Jang
188. Hang-seok Park 238. Hyung-sun Park
189. Hee-dong Kim 239. Il-ho Bae
190. Hee-ho Lee 240. Il-moon Park
191. Hee-jung Kim 241. Il-seok Moon
192. Hee-jung Kim 242. Im-gyu Choi
193. Hee-sook Go 243. Im-kyung Yu
194. Hee-soon Kim 244. In-sang Yoo
195. Hee-tae Park 245. In-soo Lee
196. Hee-taek Kim 246. In-taek Yoo
197. Hee-yoon Chae 247. Jae-dae Ko
198. Hee-yoon Hong 248. Jae-eui Lee
199. Heon-seok Lee 249. Jae-ho Jung
200. Heung-gyu Sun 250. Jae-hyung Jung
201. Ho-youn Park 251. Jae-hyung Song
202. Hoe-su Kim 252. Jae-il Oh
203. Hong-geun Cho 253. Jae-kyu Kim
204. Hong-gil Lee 254. Jae-kyun Kim
205. Hong-gon Kim 255. Jae-san Lee
206. Hong-goon Kim 256. Jae-seung Yoo
207. Hong-in Park 257. Jae-sung Park
208. Hong-joon Jeon 258. Jang-hyun Yoon
259. Jang-joo Kim 309. Jung-myoung Choi
260. Je-seong Jeon 310. Jung-nam Ahn
261. Jeom-ok Kim 311. Jung-ok Lee
262. Jeon-seung Kim 312. Jung-ryae Kim
263. Jeong-hee Yun 313. Jung-soo Son
264. Jeong-lip Chu 314. Jung-sun Park
265. Jeong-min Song 315. Jung-tae Lee
266. Jeong-mook Oh 316. Jung-won Yoon
267. Ji-gyoung Lee 317. Ka-hee Soh
268. Ji-hoon Song 318. Kang-rae Lee
269. Ji-hyang Moon 319. Kang Lee
270. Ji-hye Lee 320. Ki-bong Lee
271. Ji-hyun Lee 321. Kwang-il Kim
272. Ji-hyun Park 322. Kwang-jang Yoon
273. Ji-sung Lim 323. Kwon-haeng Choi
274. Jin-ah Kim 324. Kyeoung-ryul Lee
275. Jin-hee Kang 325. Kyeoung-soon Lee
276. Jin-ho Choi 326. Kyeoung-yup Lee
277. Jin-hyung Cho 327. Kyong-muk Roh
278. Jin-hyung Roh 328. Kyoung-hee Lee
279. Jin-man Jung 329. Kyoung-ok Lee
280. Jin-na Lee 330. Kyung-ahn Song
281. Jin-oh Ahn 331. Kyung-ho Shin
282. Jin-seok Park 332. Kyung-il Kim
283. Jin-sook Lee 333. Kyung-min Oh
284. Jin-tae Cho 334. Kyung-seong Lee
285. Jin-young Lee 335. Kyung-sook Kim
286. Jin Kim 336. Kyung-sook Lee
287. Jin Park 337. Kyung-taek Kim
288. Jong-gi Min 338. Kyung Lee
289. Jong-gook Son 339. Lan Chung
290. Jong-hoi Choi 340. Lynn Jeong
291. Jong-ryoung Lee 341. Man-won Shin
292. Jong-sun Park 342. Mi-ok Kim
293. Jong-yeoul Park 343. Mi-so Kim
294. Joo-hong Shin 344. Mi-sun Boo
295. Joong-chul Shin 345. Mi-Sung Kim
296. Joong-en Kang 346. Mi-yeon Kim
297. Ju-chang Lee 347. Mi-young Hwang
298. Ju-hyun Kim 348. Min-ji Kim
299. Jun-sik Chang 349. Min-seok Kim
300. Jun-tae Kim 350. Min-soo Seo
301. Jung-hee Kim 351. Min-young Song
302. Jung-ho Ha 352. Min Kim
303. Jung-hoon Seo 353. Moo-jeoung Lee
304. Jung-hyun Park 354. Moo-young Park
305. Jung-hyun Seo 355. Moon-chul Jung
306. Jung-hyun Yoon 356. Moon-ok Park
307. Jung-kyu Kim 357. Moon-soo Choi
308. Jung-min Lee 358. Moon-soo Park
359. Moon-sun Park 409. Seok-man Kim
360. Mun-jin Park 410. Seok-moo Park
361. Mun-kyung Park 411. Seok-sam Park
362. Mun-tae Jung 412. Seok-woong Jang
363. Myung-gwan Nah 413. Seong-mi Cheoihong
364. Myung-han Lee 414. Seul-gi Il
365. Myung-ho Kang 415. Seul-gi Kim
366. Myung-hwan Kim 416. Seul-gi Ryu
367. Myung-seok Cha 417. Seung-chae Park
368. Myung-seok Cha 418. Seung-hee Cho
369. Myung-won Seo 419. Seung-ryoung Lee
370. Na-pyung Lim 420. Seung-wan Lee
371. Nam-geun Baek 421. She-chul Park
372. Nam-joon Jeong 422. Sin-ae Kim
373. Nam-jung Cho 423. Sin-seok Kang
374. Nam-pyo Kim 424. Sin Kim
375. Nam-yeoul Ahn 425. So-jeong Park
376. Nan-shil Yoon 426. So-jin Sung
377. No-bum Lee 427. So-yeon Song
378. No-eul Kang 428. So-yeon Song
379. Oh-bok Park 429. So-young Kang
380. Phil-sik Kim 430. Sol Kim
381. Pyong-gyu Jeong 431. Son-ho Moon
382. Rae-kyung Lee 432. Song-mi Park
383. Sae-chul Sung 433. Song-yi Kim
384. Sae-hyun Hong 434. Song-yi Oh
385. Sae-jung Park 435. Soo-bok Kim
386. Sae-moon Gi 436. Soo-hee Kim
387. Sam-yeol Woo 437. Soo-jung Lee
388. Sang-bok Wi 438. Soo-oh Shin
389. Sang-dae Shim 439. Soo-sung Oh
390. Sang-gi Moon 440. Soo-yeon Park
391. Sang-gi Nah 441. Soo-young Roh
392. Sang-gin Nah 442. Sook-hyun Lee
393. Sang-hee Han 443. Soon-ho Yoon
394. Sang-ho Kim 444. Soon-im Kim
395. Sang-hoon Kim 445. Soon-kyu Lee
396. Sang-hun Bae-Lee 446. Soon-yi Huh
397. Sang-jeon Kim 447. Soon-young Shin
398. Sang-jib Kim 448. Ssang-ho Lee
399. Sang-yong Jung 449. Ssang-hoon Lee
400. Sang-yoon Kim 450. Su-hyun Kim
401. Seng-ho Kim 451. Su-hyun Kim
402. Seok-bin Kim 452. Su-nam Kim
403. Seok-dong Yoon 453. Su-yeon Park
404. Seok-gyu Kim 454. Su-yeon Shin
405. Seok-hwan Moon 455. Su-yeon Shin
406. Seok-hyun Sun 456. Sue-gab Eoh
407. Seok-joon Choi 457. Sun-ae Kim
408. Seok-joong Joo 458. Sun-ah Huh
459. Sun-ah Kim 509. Yong-dae Kim
460. Sun-chul Kim 510. Yong-geol Kim
461. Sun-ho Kim 511. Yong-Hwa Jung
462. Sun-jae Cho 512. Yong-ju Kang
463. Sun-jung Park 513. Yong-moon Jung
464. Sun-kyu Yoo 514. Yong-seok Son
465. Sun-kyung Kim 515. Yong-sik Jung
466. Sun-tae Song 516. Yong-soo Park
467. Sun-young Kim 517. Yong-won Lee
468. Sung-dam Hong 518. Yong-wook Jung
469. Sung-gil Lee 519. Yoon-chang Kim
470. Sung-gin Nah 520. Yoon-gi Kim
471. Sung-gook Cho 521. Yoon-hwan Kim
472. Sung-jin Kim 522. Yoon-jeoung Lee
473. Sung-jin Lim 523. Yoon-seok Lee
474. Sung-jong Kim 524. Young-bae Yoon
475. Sung-min Hong 525. Young-chul Kim
476. Sung-mo Kang 526. Young-chul Seo
477. Sung-ryae Ahn 527. Young-dae Yoon
478. Sung-sam Cho 528. Young-gwan Nah
479. Sung-seok Yoon 529. Young-gyu Jeon
480. Sung-shik Cho 530. Young-gyu Park
481. Tae-ho Lee 531. Young-ha Go
482. Tae-hong Kim 532. Young-hak Hong
483. Tae-hoon Park 533. Young-hak Kim
484. Tae-hyoung Jung 534. Young-ho Jeon
485. Tae-jong Kim 535. Young-hwan Kim
486. Tae-won Yoon 536. Young-hyu Kim
487. Won-bo Lee 537. Young-il Lee
488. Won-jeong Seok 538. Young-jae Lee
489. Won-ju Lee 539. Young-jong Kim
490. Won-shik Son 540. Young-joon Eun
491. Won-suk Park 541. Young-mi Ha
492. Won-young Lee 542. Young-mi Yang
493. Woo-choon Shim 543. Young-sim Kim
494. Woo-geun Eun 544. Young-sun Moon
495. Woo-sung Park 545. Young-tae Choi
496. Woon-gi Kim 546. Young-wook Yoon
497. Woon-ju Kim 547. Young-woon Kim
498. Yang-gil Choi 548. Young Lee
499. Yang-hoon Cho 549. Yu-ri Kim
500. Yang-hyun Lee 550. Yun-taek Gook
501. Yang-rae Kim
502. Ye-ji Yoo Sri Lanka
503. Yeon-gyun Kang 551. Ruki Fernando
504. Yeon-hong Park
505. Yeon-ok Kim Taiwan
506. Yeon-suk Choi 552. Cheng Nai-wei
507. Yeon-woo Son 553. Lin Kun-chung
508. Yong-ahn Park 554. Tsai Chi-Hsun
Thailand
555. Chaiwat Treewitthaya
556. Katchada Prommachan
557. Metha Matkha
558. Niabdulghafar Tohming
559. Pitch Pongsawat
560. Supalak Ganjanakhundee
561. Ubonrat Siriyuvasak

Timor Leste
562. Santiago X. Vaz

Turkey
563. Hanifi Baris

United Kingdom
564. Chloe Simons

U.S.A.
565. David L. Dolinger
566. George Katsiaficas