Article 5 Measures to Safeguard Various Rights trained indigenous teachers, and offer indigenous culture and multicultural education. These approaches would assist teachers in acquiring a deeper understanding of indigenous culture. In turn, the teachers can provide students with appropriate guidance and effectively safeguard the educational rights of indigenous students. Gradually, the objective of realizing indigenous education amongst all citizens can be achieved. 92. The national report mentioned that half of the indigenous population has migrated to urban areas. Hence, it is crucial to provide measures and solutions to ensure the educational rights of urban indigenous students and address the challenges faced in securing indigenous language teachers. However, under the policy for preschools to provide immersive indigenous language education, only 54 offer indigenous language immersion and 25 offer lessons per hour, for a total of 79 schools. Only four of these preschools are situated in urban areas. It is apparent that the education policy of developing facilities with appropriate indigenous language education for preschoolers in urban areas has failed. 93. Recommendations: The NHRC proposes that the government should safeguard indigenous peoples’ right to education as delineated in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples . Resources and opportunities for learning indigenous languages should be provided for indigenous preschoolers who live in urban areas. In learning indigenous languages, children can build their self-identity and confidence. (b) Stateless Tibetans 94. Civil society groups have voiced their concern for stateless Tibetan refugees whose student visas can only be processed individually. These students are required to leave and re-enter Taiwan every six months, imposing enormous stress and a heavy financial burden on the students. Civil society groups believe 67

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