without mentioning the solution for students with disabilities, and
only by August 2021 was the "Reference Guide to Online
Learning from Home for Students with Disabilities in Primary
and Secondary Schools" announced.
Minority Children
6. The NHRC learned from the Control Yuan investigation 2 that in
February 2020, the Government closed the border to China in
accordance with Article 7 of the Special Act for Prevention, Relief and
Revitalization Measures for Severe Pneumonia with Novel Pathogens
in order to prevent the spread of the pandemic. Only in mid-July of the
same year did the Government opened the border in phases for "children
born to a Chinese spouse" and "children of a Chinese spouse from a
previous marriage" who had not yet acquired the ROC nationality. The
investigation indicated there are about 2,539 children of Chinese
nationality under the age of 18 who have been living and studying in
Taiwan for a long time and have not yet been naturalized. Some of them
have been unable to return to Taiwan for more than half a year due to
the pandemic after visiting their relatives in China, and their nationality
status has been revealed due to different border control measures, which
affects their rights to education and family reunion. However, the
Government did not make clear to these children the basis for re-entry
decisions and the different standards of each country in the decisionmaking process. The relevant meetings and decision-making process
did not actively collect children's opinions, nor did they refer to the
relevant UN human rights guidelines or consult with human rights
experts, which led to differential treatment.
2
The Control Yuan investigation report approved on Feb 4, 2021. (Border Control Measures for
Children Born to a Chinese Spouse and Children of a Chinese Spouse from a Previous Marriage)
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