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; 64 “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. 65

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