Shining Light into Dark Corners
The National Human Rights Commission held a video conference with the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission. John Dennis, the
representative of the British Office Taipei also joined the conference.
A discussion forum between the National Human Rights Commission and the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission.
EHRC was founded in 2007 according to the
com). The “Human Rights Tracker” monitors and
against Jewish people. The EHRC indicated that
Status; it not only provides a nation with the right of
Equality Act 2006. It has integrated with the
keeps track of the UK government’s implementation
many organizations, including enterprises, value
speech at UN Assemblies and other international
Commission for Racial Equality, the Disability
of international human rights treaties and at the
their reputations and want to improve their brand
organizations, but it also enhances the EHRC’s
Rights Commission and the Equal Opportunities
same time, it also comprehensively monitors and
images and thus making it easier for the EHRC to
credibility and reputation within the nation.
Commission. As a public statutory authority, EHRC
evaluates the country’s six major human rights-
approach them, and most of them are willing to
operates independently with around 170 personnel
related domains, such as education, work, the
cooperate with EHRC investigations and accept
Representative of BOT John Dennis denoteded that
and an annual budget of over GBP 17 million.
standard of living, health, security and justice,
their improvement suggestions.
when it comes to human rights, no single country
or government can comprehensively put human
freedom and personal safety, and as well as the
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Committed to Improving Inequality and
Investigating Gender Wage Gap and
Discrimination against Jewish People
degree of participation.
During a video conference, the EHRC shared its
Not long after the EHRC’s establishment, it was
rights into practice alone; this requires a team of
accredited as fully compliant with the Paris Principles
national and international organizations working
Furthermore, the EHRC also shared two crucial
and gained “ A Status” from the GANHRI. This
together. The UK and Taiwan share many of the
investigations that involved corporate organizations
accreditation is held every 5 years. The EHRC was
same values when it comes to democracy, human
experience with communicating with governmental
and political parties: one is whether the BBC
to be evaluated again in 2021, but due to the
rights, and freedom. The National Human Rights
agencies, media, congress, and civil society
(British Broadcasting Corporation) paid men
COVID-19 pandemic it will be postponed to 2022.
Commission and the EHRC should continue to
organizations and demonstrated an online tool the
and women equally for the same work; and the
Mr. Pringle, the acting Chief Executive Officer of
deepen exchanges and cooperation based on our
“Human Rights Tracker” (https://humanrightstracker.
other is whether the Labour Party discriminated
the EHRC, indicated the importance of getting A
shared values.
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