Protect your human rights at city hallDo you feel like you don't have any rights anymore? Around the world, nations are ignoring, trampling, and cancelling the human rights enshrined in their constitutions. In the 21st century, cities have increasingly asserted residents' local rights and added bills of rights to their governing documents. This surge in urban constitutionalism began with a 2000 conference near Paris that produced the European Charter for Safeguarding Human Rights in the City. In 2012, the Human Rights Charter of Gwangju, South Korea, became Asia's first such city constitution, establishing rights to freedom of thought, happiness, and labour.

Source: Bangkok Post February 07, 2026 01:49 UTC