instability or suicidal behaviors. Instead, the use of restraints was employed under the guise of protection, and no requests for professional assistance were made to the MOE or MOHW. In 2017, a mentally disabled youth at a juvenile detention house was subject to 18 straight days101 of solitary confinement in a clear violation of the CAT. 139. The aforementioned example shows a gap between domestic juvenile judicial practices in Taiwan and international human rights standards as law enforcement personnel evince a lack of respect for human rights and continue to utilize outdated measures. It also highlights the lack of support measures and an uneven distribution of resources in Taiwan’s attempts at compliance with international human rights conventions. 140. Recommendations: (1) The Judicial Yuan should urge courts to increase their oversight of the use of protective cells at juvenile detention houses and push for juvenile justice laws to be amended to include the same focus on human rights that has been incorporated into the amended Detention Act. (2) The Judicial Yuan and the MOJ should reconsider the role of detention in juvenile justice and employ professionals at juvenile detention houses who will develop a comprehensive system comprising mental health assessment, psychological evaluations, special education, and medical resources for detained juveniles with disabilities. The NHRC will continue to follow up on the implementation of assessment systems at juvenile detention houses and the effectiveness of intervention after juveniles’ transition to reform schools. (3) The MOJ should fast-track the formulation of the Enforcement Act for Interventions at Juvenile Detention Houses and the Enforcement Act for Interventions at Juvenile Reform Schools to clearly regulate the use of restraints and methods of punishment as well as the appropriate timing of and criteria for their use and the establishment of complaint channels as remedies. The staffing and transfer of reform school personnel and the counseling management system should also be reviewed. (4) In regard to detained juveniles with, the MOJ should comply with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the 101 The Control Yuan investigation report approved on Feb 12, 2020 (Solitary Confinement of a Mentally Disabled Youth at the Taipei Juvenile Detention House). 67

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