Independent Opinion of CEDAW
safe and sustainable development of the online environment as
protected legal interests. They should provide emergency protection
and assistance to victims, establish grounds for victims to claim
the right to be forgotten or to have their sexually private images
removed, and place corresponding responsibilities on Internet
service providers.
(2) Pending the improvement of laws and regulations, the government
should fulfill its national obligations under CEDAW rules to
expand and flexibly apply existing laws and regulations related to
sexual violence to provide protection, assistance, and support to
victims in order to reduce harm on them. The government should
also prioritize education and training for police, judicial, medical,
social, education, and media personnel to develop their competence
in addressing this issue.
Recommendation 6
The government should work together across agencies to improve
the forensic interview system for sexual assault cases, link it to
existing criminal procedures, provide guidelines, improve training,
and regularly evaluate the system. There is a particular need to protect
the rights of child or mentally disabled witnesses and victims to due
process and respect for the value of their testimony.
Recommendation 7
The Executive Yuan and the Judicial Yuan should integrate resources,
establish a preservice and on-the-job training system for interpreters,
ensure the quality and accuracy of interpretation; create a certification
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