A Year of Human Rights Covenants: Great Leap for Taiwan National Human Rights Commission, Taiwan 7 Members and Remuneration I. Members members specializing in research of human rights issues and human rights protection or with experience in civilian human rights groups as a. Members The NHRC is composed of 10 members, with the president of the Control Yuan and seven members of the Control Yuan as ex- officio members (Article 3-1, paragraph 1, subparagraph 7, Control Yuan Organic Act). The president of the Control Yuan acts concurrently as the chairperson of the NHRC, while whole members elect one vice chairperson from among themselves. Each year the Control Yuan president may appoint two Control Yuan members other than the ex-officio members as members of the NHRC for one term only. necessitated by the workload. In 2022 the number of personnel allowable was 42 persons (including 32 staff members and 10 contracted employees). By the end of 2022, the actual number of active staff was 37 persons, leaving 5 places still unoccupied. Together with one assistant assigned from the Control Yuan, the total number of personnel was 38 persons c. Human Rights Consultants In accordance with Article 8 of the Organic Act, the NHRC may hire a number of domestic or overseas human rights consultants based on b. Staff In accordance with Articles 7 and 8 of the the regulations established by the NHRC. To Organic Act, we have established a Research take account of external professional opinion, Investigation Division, and an Education and Consultant Selection and Employment, and hired in all including the executive secretary to take years from December 1, 2020 to November 30, the NHRC. Additionally, we may hire 6–12 staff alphabetical order. and Planning Division, an Enquiries and we have drawn up the NHRC Regulations for Promotion Division, with 32–45 members of staff 15 human rights consultants with a tenure of two charge of administrative affairs assigned to 2022. Their names are listed in the table below in Table 10 NHRC Human Rights Consultants (2020 – 2022) Human Rights Consultant Area of Specialization 1 Chen Chun-hung Human rights theory, human rights education and promotion, democratic theory, and deliberative democracy 2 Chen Yi-chien Women and gender issues National Human Rights Commission 2022 Annual Report 77