Progressive Track
The Power of Unity:
Society as a Whole
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ometimes, just the term “human rights” alone
events, they listened to suggestions and opinions
inadvertently give some people the impression
from scholars, experts, and even NGOs from
of obscurity; therefore, if the provisions of
different fields. The NHRC visited social welfare
international human rights treaties are too difficult to
facilities to observe the implementation and current
achieve or fail to fulfil domestic requirements then
status of human rights issues. Through the extensive
these provisions cannot be practically implemented
collection of opinions and inspections, the
in the society.
NHRC gradually amasses a database of various
human rights issues for evaluation and to verify
The NHRC has actively organized various meetings
the fulfilments of the International Human Rights
and events since its establishment. Through these
Conventions in Taiwan are met.
2020 World Children’s Day:
“Dialogue on the Rights of Children and Youth”
To celebrate the 2020 World
Children’s Day and to see from
the perspectives of children and
2020 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women:
Purple Ribbon – Love Is Without Violence – Dance Performance and
Film Screening Seminar
youths on human rights issues in
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schools, the NHRC invited children
On the eve of the 2020 International Day for
and youth representatives from
the Elimination of Violence against Women,
different municipalities to visit the
the NHRC organized an event at the Tsai Jui-
Control Yuan. Through the method
yueh Dance Foundation (now a municipal
of “World Café,” to provide a
historic site) and invited representatives from
comfy and informal ambiance, the
women’s organizations, dance artist Hsiao
young representatives participated
Wo-ting, famous directors Chen Lih-kuei and
in discussions on children and
Wei Te-sheng, and Li Min-yong a poet and
youth human rights issues and
cultural critic to join the discussions. The event
freely shared their thoughts and
was hosted by Commissioner Chi Hui-jung,
concerns. Commissioner Yeh Ta-
commencing with a rendition of The Puppet,
hua ser ved as the host, and
a theatrical dance piece produced by Tsai Jui-
Commissioners Wang Yu-ling, Tien
yueh; Tsai was a brilliant dance artist as well as
Chiu-chin, Wang Jung-chang, Chi
a victim of the White Terror. Next, the film Rose
Hui-jung, and Yeh Yi-jin served as
and the dancing Moon was screened, this is a
chairpersons to provide guidance
documentary about Tsai’s personal life and the
as needed by the youngsters.
suffering she endured as a political criminal.
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