President Tsai Ing-wen attended the "2022 World Human Rights Day" ceremony and said in a speech: "Because we believe that remembering history and reflecting on the past can not only avoid repeating the same mistakes, but also further unite society, consolidate democracy, and make Taiwan continue to progress." (Reporter Tu Photo by Yingru) [Reporter Tu Yingru/Report from Taipei] Today (10th) is World Human Rights Day, and the National Human Rights Museum held the "World Human Rights Day 2022" ceremony to pay tribute to political victims.

In her speech, President Tsai Ing-wen reiterated the significance of promoting transitional justice, "Because we believe that remembering history and reflecting on the past can not only avoid repeating the same mistakes, but also further unite society, consolidate democracy, and allow Taiwan to continue to progress."

President Tsai Ing-wen said that the Committee for Promoting Transitional Justice had submitted a task summary report in May this year, completing phased tasks, and the Executive Yuan took over the report on promoting transitional justice, which was also held for the first time in September. Now, the working meeting on transitional justice Based on the foundation laid by the promotion conference, it will be implemented in different fields.

For example, the "Rights Restoration Foundation" that the government is actively preparing will handle the return of confiscated property and compensation for political victims in the future. Through this fund, many senior political victims can get better care.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare has also taken over the care of victims' families, continued the operation of service bases, and promoted the trauma healing and rehabilitation of political victims and their families.

In addition, the Ministry of Education is drafting the "National Action Plan for Transformational Justice Education." Tsai Ing-wen said that how to make the concept of transformational justice take root, and through cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Justice, it will be promoted to campuses and different aspects of society Education, so that all citizens can remember past experience, can prevent human rights violations from happening again.

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She further mentioned that the National Human Rights Commission has been established for two years. Chen Ju, the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, led a delegation to visit France for the first time a few days ago, and signed a "quartet agreement" with France. In the future, France will select human rights technical experts to station in the Human Rights Commission to assist in the implementation Important issues such as gender equality and the deepening of democracy.

As countries around the world are paying more and more attention to the investigation and implementation of human rights obligations in the supply chain, the Human Rights Commission also held the "Taiwan Immigrant Workers and Human Rights Professional Forum" a few days ago to deepen the discussion. Tsai Ing-wen believes that Taiwan is in the global supply chain Playing a key role, we must ensure the improvement of human rights in the supply chain, so that enterprises can keep up with international trends and strengthen their competitiveness. We hope that we can continue to work towards this goal in the future.

Looking to the future, she thanked Zhang Changmei, the predecessor of today’s political victims, for taking the stage to share her mental journey of political oppression during the white terror period, “Although she spoke in a calm tone, she believes that period of time was very unforgettable. , Painful process, and then we can devote ourselves to human rights and take care of the victims, we want to say thank you to senior Zhang Changmei.”

Tsai Ing-wen said that the democracy and freedom we enjoy today is due to generations of Taiwanese sacrificing their lives and freedom in the past to promote the process of Taiwan's democratization. By continuously digging out the truth, we can constantly remind us to face history bravely. , and collectively reflect on the oppression and misery brought about by totalitarian politics.

The pain and injustice of the past will not heal over time. The significance of promoting transitional justice is precisely because we believe that remembering history and reflecting on the past can prevent us from repeating the same mistakes, and can further unite society, consolidate democracy, and allow Taiwan to continue to progress , which is a task that a responsible government should accomplish in the face of transformational justice projects.

She emphasized that the work of transitional justice will continue under the supervision of various ministries and commissions under the supervision of the Executive Yuan.

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