President Tsai Ing-wen said that the work of transitional justice will be taken over by the Executive Yuan to oversee the work of various ministries and commissions.

(Photo by reporter He Yuhua)

[Reporter He Yuhua/New Taipei Report] President Tsai Ing-wen said today (10th) that the work of transitional justice will continue under the supervision of various ministries and commissions under the supervision of the Executive Yuan, and will actively prepare for the "Rights Restoration Fund for Victims of State Illegal Acts During the Authoritarian Rule of the Foundation". "(hereinafter referred to as the "Rights Restoration Foundation") handles the confiscated property and compensation of political victims, so that senior political victims can receive better care; in addition, to ensure human rights in the global supply chain The improvement of Taiwan's enterprises will allow Taiwanese enterprises to keep up with international trends and strengthen their competitiveness in the world.

Today, December 10 is "World Human Rights Day". Tsai Ing-wen attended the "2022 World Human Rights Day Opening Ceremony" held by the Ministry of Culture at the Jingmei Memorial Park of the National Human Rights Museum; she pointed out that the work of promoting transitional justice will be taken over by the Executive Yuan and integrated Supervise the progress of various ministries and committees. In September this year, the first conference on promoting transitional justice was held. Based on the foundation laid by the Committee on Promoting Transitional Justice (referred to as the “Promoting Committee”), we will continue to implement the work of transitional justice in more and different fields.

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Tsai Ing-wen first mentioned that the government is actively preparing a foundation for the recovery of rights. In the future, it will handle the two major businesses of confiscated property and compensation for political victims. Through this fund, older political victims can get better benefits. The Ministry of Health and Welfare also took over the care of the families of the victims, continued the operation of the service centers, and promoted the trauma healing and rehabilitation of the victims and their families.

In addition, the Ministry of Education is also working on a draft national action plan for transitional justice education, so that the concept of transitional justice will take root downwards. Through cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Justice, the value of human rights will be implemented in campus education and extended to different aspects. Social education enables all citizens to remember past experience together and avoid mistakes that violate human rights from happening again.

Tsai Ing-wen also mentioned that the National Human Rights Commission has been established for two years. The chairman Chen Ju led a delegation to visit France for the first time in the past few days and signed a four-party agreement with France. In the past, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Paris Principles that regulate independent human rights institutions were all in France The signing also made Chen Ju's visit particularly meaningful.

In the future, France will select human rights technical experts to join our Human Rights Committee to provide assistance in implementing important issues such as gender equality and deepening democracy.

Tsai Ing-wen emphasized that countries around the world are paying more and more attention to the investigation and implementation of human rights obligations in the supply chain. Ensuring the improvement of human rights in the supply chain enables enterprises to keep up with international trends and strengthen their competitiveness.

President Tsai Ing-wen said that the work of transitional justice will be taken over by the Executive Yuan to oversee the work of various ministries and commissions.

(Photo by reporter He Yuhua)

The "2022 World Human Rights Day Opening Ceremony" held by the Ministry of Culture at the Jingmei Memorial Park of the National Human Rights Museum invited Zhang Changmei, a victim of white terror politics, to share her past experience.

(Photo by reporter He Yuhua)

The "2022 World Human Rights Day Opening Ceremony" held by the Ministry of Culture at the Jingmei Memorial Park of the National Human Rights Museum invited Zhang Changmei, a victim of white terror politics, to share her past experience.

(Photo by reporter He Yuhua)