Progressive Track
2020 International Human Rights Day:
The “Upgrade Taiwan Human Rights” Event
beings depends on the obtainment
of human rights. Whoever wishes
to live as a human being shall fight
for their rights.”
The “Upgrade Taiwan Human Rights” event was held on International Human Rights Day on December 10,
2020. The NHRC held a human rights exhibition to introduce the establishment process of the NHRC. The
This is a series of cooperative
"EyeMusic Orchestra," composed of visually impaired musicians, and New Taipei Municipal Jin-Shan High
activities and events that started to
School’s aboriginal performance art class provided the entertainment for the event. Commissioner Yeh Ta-hua took
roll out in March 2021. The project
to stage to briefly introduce the Independent Opinions on the Third National Report on the ICCPR and ICESCR.
was coordinated by the NHRC,
the Yin Hai-Kuang Foundation,
P r e s i d e n t Ts a i I n g - w e n w a s i n
and Soochow University’s Chang
attendance and delivered a speech.
Fo-Chuan Center for the Study
While on stage, Lin Che-ying,
of Human Rights. The succession
the chairperson of the National
of events is divided into four
Association of the Deaf R.O.C.
categories: 2020 Human Rights
(Taiwan), taught President Tsai some
Memorabilia Chronicles, Human
Taiwan Sign Language (TSL), and
Rights Promotional Workshops,
together they signed “Continuously
Human Rights Forums, and Human Rights Book Club. Scholars, experts, and NGO workers were invited to
upgrade human rights in Taiwan.”
discuss the current human rights issues and share practical advocacy experiences. All individuals or civic groups
President Tsai, along with Chairperson
who are interested in human rights issues are welcome to participate in the events. Thus far, we have completed
Chen Chu, Commissioner Wang
4 sessions: “Migrant Worker, Fishermen, and Foreign Spouses” on March 26; “Criminal Liability of Offenders
Jung-chang, political victim Tsai Kuan-
with Mental Illness” on April 24; “Human Rights in the Digital Surveillance and Data Collection Era” on July 1; “The
yu, Kao Ing-chieh (a Taiwanese
Bitter-Sweet Success of NGO Workers in Taiwan” on July 20.
indigenous person), and Tran Thi
Hoang Phuong (a new immigrant)
launched the NHRC’s Logo. More
than 30 NGOs and international
organizations from numerous countries
Conference on the Contemporary Medical Human Rights
of the Elderly
attended the ceremony.
On March 26, 2021, a Conference on the Contemporary Medical Human Rights of the Elderly was held
in conjunction with the NHRC and the National University of Kaohsiung (NUK). Director Chen Chun-hung of
Human Rights Promotional Project
“Being a Complete Human - Hai-Kuang Human Rights Forum”
the National Human Rights Museum was invited to give a speech and many scholars and experts in the field
participated in the forum, including
C h a i r p e r s o n C h e n C h u ; Vi c e
Chairperson Kao, Yung-Cheng;
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“Being a Complete Human - Hai-Kuang Human Rights Forum”
human rights consultant, Professor
was the NHRC’s first-ever project in cooperation with NGOs
Mab Huang; Professor Teng Yean-
and academic organizations since the NHRC’s establishment.
sen; researcher Fort Fu-Te Liao;
The name “Hai-Kuang” paid tribute to Professor Yin Hai-
Chen Yueh-tuan, President of NUK;
Kuang. In 1958, Professor Yin published the critique “Do you
Chen Cheng-ken, Dean of the
want to be a fulfilled human or not?” that was featured in
College of Law, NUK; Jong Juh-jyh,
the Free China Journal. At the end of the article, he left these
President of Kaohsiung Medical
profound words, “Whether or not we are fulfilled human
University.
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