A Year of Human Rights Covenants: Great Leap for Taiwan
National Human Rights Commission, Taiwan
Report of Republic of China (Taiwan) on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Independent
Opinions on the CRPD) on September 15, 2021,
submitted our parallel responses to the “List of
Issues” in June 2022, and participated in the
international review meeting held in Taipei on
August 1–3 of the same year. The IRC members
praised our written opinions and the sense of
purpose and commitment demonstrated in the
meeting.
It took us six months to prepare for the
Independent Opinions on the CRPD, gathering
opinions from all stakeholders distributed
questionnaires to 21 agencies, holding three
regional seminars, five focus group interviews,
one webinar, seven agency seminars, and
two expert and scholar consultation meetings.
The CRPD Independent Opinion covered key
issues such as reasonable accommodation,
judicial access, inclusive education system,
accessibility, and retirement security.
▋ Cover of the easy-read version of the Independent Opinions on
the Second National Report on CRPD.
▋ The NHRC production team of the easy-read version of the Independent Opinions on the Second National Report on CRPD.
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