Part VI ＞ Essays on Human Rights of independence, an essential one for human rights institutions, is embedded in the organic laws that establish these institutions and is translated in their daily work, whether in the way they gather information for the reports they publish, the content of the recommendations they write or the way they position themselves towards other State institutions, in public and in media interviews. The visit to France allowed NHRC Commissioners and staff to have a better grasp of a Human Rights institution’s role, its interactions with public authorities and Parliament, the way it publicly alerts Parliament or responsible ministries on the potential risks new laws may bring to human rights protection in a country and how it brings human rights issues in the public debate. It also allowed them to develop initial inter-personal relationships with their members, an indispensable aspect for developing future cooperation. They had a glimpse of the way a human rights institution monitors a particular issue over a long period of time and the different methods it uses to do so through the example of the report of the CNCDH on racism in France which has been published annually since 1992. 92 National Human Rights Commission 2022 Annual Report This trip allowed the NHRC to evaluate its needs more precisely as well. On the way back and while developing its workplan for 2023– 2026, it realized it needed specific training on the monitoring of places of deprivation of liberty as Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan is discussing the incorporation of the Convention Against Torture in domestic law. Thanks to the Parisian meeting with the CGLPL we could plan a four-day training session with two CGLPL experts in Taipei in July 2023. They shared the specifics of the NPM mandates, the way to implement prevention work, identify risks of human rights abuse in places of deprivation of liberty, carry out interviews and maintain an ethical behavior throughout a visit. The length of the workshop, its limited size and interactive nature allowed participants to delve deep into this topic, question their practices and learn best practices. It made the NHRC leadership realize the importance of making the time for this type of activities as the NHRC being new, both Commissioners and staff need to have available time to have practical training.