This morning, Li Yongde attended the National Human Rights Museum's "Memorial Ceremony for Political Victims under Authoritarian Rule" at the White Terror Jingmei Memorial Park today, and laid flowers for the victims in front of the monument.

(Photo by reporter Tu Yingru) [Reporter Tu Yingru/Taipei report] The National Human Rights Museum held the "Memorial Ceremony for Political Victims under Authoritarian Rule" today (15th) at the White Terror Jingmei Memorial Park. Minister of Culture Li Yongde, Li Jinghui, Deputy Minister of State Affairs, Lai Junzhao, Director of the Human Rights and Transformational Justice Division of the Executive Yuan, Chen Zhongtong, Chairman of the "Taiwan Martial Law Period Political Victims Care Association", Zeng Jianyuan, representative of the "White Terrorist Rehabilitation Promotion Association in the 1950s", "Taiwan Regional Political Victims Mutual Aid Association" About 110 political victims and their families, including President Zhou Hongqi, President of the Taiwan 228 Care Association, Wang Wenhong, senior political victims Cai Kuanyu, Cai Kunlin, Zhang Zezhou, Chen Qinsheng, etc. attended the event.

Li Yongde's speech reminded the public that freedom and democracy definitely did not fall from the sky, but accumulated by many people's sacrifices and struggles.

(Photo by reporter Tu Yingru) In his speech, Minister of Culture Li Yongde said that the National Human Rights Museum organizes the "Memorial Ceremony for Political Victims under Authoritarian Rule" every year. Today's smooth development of democracy and freedom also reminds the public that "freedom and democracy definitely did not fall from the sky, but accumulated by many people's sacrifices and struggles." family members, to connect and share with each other.

In response to concerns from all walks of life about the continuation of the work of promoting transitional justice after the end of the Committee for Promoting Transitional Justice, Li Yongde specially explained that the Executive Yuan has been convened by Su Zhenchang, the President of the Executive Yuan, to form the "Journal of Promoting Transitional Justice", and the Executive Yuan also officially The "Human Rights and Transformational Justice Division" was established to coordinate tasks and work related to the promotion of transformational justice.

Several important tasks are currently underway, including the third reading of the Legislative Yuan this year to formulate the "Regulations on Restoration of Rights during the Authoritarian Period", and the establishment of the "Rights Restoration Foundation for Victims of State Wrongful Acts during the Period of Authoritarian Rule" by the end of the year, which will be formally accepted next year to deal with confiscated political prisoners. Regarding the return of property; the Ministry of Health and Welfare will also take over the care and healing of political victims and their families from the trauma of political violence; as for the Ministry of Culture, it will continue to study political archives and preserve injustice sites.

Li Yongde also hoped that the Human Rights Center should strengthen fact-finding and archival research, continue to record the stories of the sacrifices of the predecessors, and use different media to disseminate them to the public. This is also a very central part of shaping the Taiwanese spirit."

Li Yongde emphasized that "the work of transformational justice will never stop." For example, the transformation of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, which is of great concern to the public, will definitely be carried out by the Ministry of Culture in a planned and step-by-step manner.

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