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
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