An international review of Taiwan’s fourth national report on the implementation of the U.N. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as well as International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights started May 11 in Taipei City, underscoring the government’s commitment to safeguarding human rights.
According to the Ministry of Justice, the five-day event involves experts, officials and representatives of civil organizations from home and abroad, including global leaders on the subject from Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Korea and the U.S.
Premier Cho Jung-tai said that the government has undertaken human rights protection during the covenants’ reporting periods from 2020 to 2024, adding that the Control Yuan established the National Human Rights Commission in 2020 and the Executive Yuan set up the Department of Human Rights and Transitional Justice in 2022.
The government has continued initiatives like the National Human Rights Action Plan and the Action Plan for Fisheries and Human Rights, completed the amendments to four laws related to sexual violence, including the Criminal Code and the Sexual Assault Crime Prevention Act, and passed the Indigenous Peoples’ Health Act and the New Immigrants Basic Act during the period, Cho said. He added that after President Lai Ching-te took office in May, 2024, the EY further proposed the Youth Basic Act and the amendment to the People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act to further extend human rights protections.
The EY established the Ministry of Sports last year, while the Ministry of Health and Welfare is planning a child and family support administration and a long-term care and social development administration to ensure the rights and welfare of all demographics, the premier said. He noted that the EY proposed a 2025-2027 national action plan for preventing gender-based violence last year, demonstrating Taiwan’s determination to align with international human rights standards.
Citing Taiwan’s ranking as the second most free country in Asia, in the report released by the U.S.-based nongovernmental organization Freedom House in March, Cho said Taiwan is committed to steadily moving forward on human rights protection and will work with countries from around the world to build a free, democratic, diverse and resilient society. (YCH-E)
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According to the Ministry of Justice, the five-day event involves experts, officials and representatives of civil organizations from home and abroad, including global leaders on the subject from Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Korea and the U.S.
Premier Cho Jung-tai said that the government has undertaken human rights protection during the covenants’ reporting periods from 2020 to 2024, adding that the Control Yuan established the National Human Rights Commission in 2020 and the Executive Yuan set up the Department of Human Rights and Transitional Justice in 2022.
The government has continued initiatives like the National Human Rights Action Plan and the Action Plan for Fisheries and Human Rights, completed the amendments to four laws related to sexual violence, including the Criminal Code and the Sexual Assault Crime Prevention Act, and passed the Indigenous Peoples’ Health Act and the New Immigrants Basic Act during the period, Cho said. He added that after President Lai Ching-te took office in May, 2024, the EY further proposed the Youth Basic Act and the amendment to the People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act to further extend human rights protections.
The EY established the Ministry of Sports last year, while the Ministry of Health and Welfare is planning a child and family support administration and a long-term care and social development administration to ensure the rights and welfare of all demographics, the premier said. He noted that the EY proposed a 2025-2027 national action plan for preventing gender-based violence last year, demonstrating Taiwan’s determination to align with international human rights standards.
Citing Taiwan’s ranking as the second most free country in Asia, in the report released by the U.S.-based nongovernmental organization Freedom House in March, Cho said Taiwan is committed to steadily moving forward on human rights protection and will work with countries from around the world to build a free, democratic, diverse and resilient society. (YCH-E)
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