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Regarding the follow-up mechanism mentioned in the Concluding Observations of
the ROC’s Initial CRPD Report, the NHRC acknowledges the Executive Yuan’s
incorporation of the CRPD’s human rights indicators into its action plan to specify
the goals that the authorities need to achieve. However, whether oversight needs to
be continued or not is decided in discussion meetings, with some items only stating
that they are still in progress or will be released from oversight after regular
meetings. This makes it difficult to confirm the results and effectiveness of any
improvements made.
15. With regard to statutes in the process of being amended as per the CRPD Second
Report, including the PDRPA, the Special Education Act (hereinafter referred to
as the SEA), the Mental Health Act (hereinafter referred to as the MHA), etc., the
NHRC has requested the central competent authorities to provide the contents of
the draft bills for reference. However, some authorities have refused to do so for
assorted reasons, such as opinions that have yet to be compiled, or having already
requested review by the Executive Yuan. The NHRC thus cannot confirm whether
the amendments being made adhere to CRPD requirements, making it difficult to
swiftly propose usable or necessary recommendations for the amendments.
16. In response to the Concluding Observations of the ROC’s Initial CRPD Report,
the MOHW completed the Regulatory and CRPD Impact Assessment Checklist in
2018 by basing its evaluation items on Article 3 – General Principles of the CRPD
and requested the ministries and local governments to reference and utilize the
items since March 2020. However, when the MOHW was requested to provide
related data, the NHRC found that the aforementioned assessment checklist was
still in its draft stage, having been neither finalized nor implemented. Many
agencies have reported difficulties filling out the form, but the MOHW has yet not
actively carried out any specific follow-up and has only passively cooperated with
the overall planning of the National Human Rights Action Plan (Draft). It is
obvious that administrative departments have not yet taken sufficient measures to
ensure the principles set out in Article 3 of the CRPD are implemented in laws and
policies effectively. The NHRC recommends that the government should discuss
to implement the following suggestions within the Directions for Editing and
Deliberation of Medium- and Long-Term Individual Projects of Executive Yuan
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