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La face cachée de Taïwan: leçons à tirer de la mise en œuvre des deux pactes relatifs aux droits de l’Homme Taipei, Paris, 22 avril 2013. En fév
Fédération Internationale des ligues des Droits de l'Homme (FIDH) Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR) La face cachée de Taïwan: leçons à tirer de la mise en œuvre des deux pactes relatifs aux droits de l'Homme Taipei, Paris, 22 avril 2013. En février, la FIDH et TAHR ont participé à une semaine de réunions organisées par le gouvernement taiwanais et un panel d'experts internationaux pour examiner les progrès réalisés dans la mise en œuvre en droit national du PIDCP et du PIDESC.[1] Dans un rapport publié aujourd'hui, “La face cachée de Taïwan: leçons à tirer de la mise…
The hidden face of Taiwan: lessons learnt from the ICCPR/ICESCR review process
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR) The hidden face of Taiwan: lessons learnt from the ICCPR/ICESCR review process Taipei, Paris. 22 April 2013. In February, FIDH and TAHR attended a week of meetings organized by the government of Taiwan and a panel of international experts to review progress achieved in the domestic implementation of ICCPR and ICESCR.[1] In a report published today, “The hidden face of Taiwan: lessons learnt from the ICCPR/ICESCR review process”, FIDH and TAHR highlight their key findings and recommendations, and conclude that while key legislation and important…
Remark on Taiwan Initial CCPR and ESCR Review
Good evening, Mesdames and Messieurs, Taiwan Association for Human Rights have advocated for exiled Chinese dissents, Tibetans, Thai-Burma boarder stateless people to seek asylum and residence in Taiwan. 9 Chinese dissents and hundreds of Tibetans and Thai-Burma boarder stateless people have stayed in Taiwan for more than 8 years, some of them have naturalized, many only have short term or long term visas and are not permitted to work and cannot enjoy any health insurance, social insurance and social security against ESCR article 6 and 9. When an asylum seeker enters Taiwan illegally, they are likely to stay as an…
[Chinese Translation] There are Alternatives: A Handbook Preventing Unnecessary Immigration Detention
Taiwan Associaiton for Human Rights and volunteers collaboratively translated There are alternatives: A handbook to prevent unnecessary immigration detention published by International Detention Coliaiton (IDC). It's still a draft translation. If there's any mistakes, please feel free to contact Taiwan Association for Human rights. Thanks. The full text could be downloded by Here
CCPR & ESCR Report Review information
CCPR & ESCR Report Review(兩公約人權報告國際審查相關資訊整理) 25-27 February 2013, Taipei Date 時間: 2/25-27 Venue 地點:公務員人力發展中心(地圖/MAP) Review Committee Member 審查委員 ICCPR Review Committees 公民與政治權利公約審查委員 EN 英 | CH 中 1. The Review Committee for ICCPR Report consists of five members, namely Nisuke Ando (Japan), Jerome A. Cohen (U.S.A), Shanthi Dairiam（Malaysia）, Asma Jahangir (Pakistan) and Manfred Nowak (Austria). ICESCR Review Committees 經濟社會與文化公約審查委員 EN 英 | CH 中 2. The Review Committee for ICESCR Report consists of five members, namely Philip G. Alston (Australia), Theodoor Cornelis van Boven (Netherlands), Virginia Bonoan-Dandan（Philippines）, Eibe Riedel Germany), and Heisoo Shin (Korea). Provisional Agenda 議程 agenda of reviewing the initial report on ICCPR 公民與政治權利公約 EN 英 | CH…
Group protests recent executions
Group protests recent executions LAW:：All six prisoners were awaiting the president’s decision on their pardon requests, and so they should not have been executed, a human rights advocate said By Loa Iok-sin / Staff reporter Fri, Dec 28, 2012 – Page 3 Activists opposed to the death penalty yesterday protested outside the Control Yuan in Taipei against Control Yuan President Wang Chien-shien, who had praised the executions last Friday of six prisoners. The protesters also asked the Control Yuan to look into Minister of Justice Tseng Yung-fu’s (曾勇夫) signing of the execution orders. Holding up signs condemning executions…
France, rights group condemn executions
France, rights group condemn executions By Shih Hsiu-chuan / Staff reporter Thu, Dec 27, 2012 – Page 1 France has condemned the execution of six death-row inmates by Taiwan on Friday in the latest appeal from overseas urging President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) to reinstate a moratorium on the death penalty, which his administration ended in 2010. A statement issued by the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs said Paris “condemns the execution of six sentenced to death in Taiwan [on] December 21, 2012." France urged the restoration of the moratorium on capital punishment observed in Taiwan between…
Taiwan: a call to authorities ahead of the ICCPR/ICESCR review next February
Following a fact-finding mission to Taiwan in November, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) made an assessment of the government's on-going efforts to address core human rights challenges highlighted in the initial State reports on ICCPR and ICESCR, released last April. The mission found that in spite of progress, major contradictions continue to oppose domestic laws, policies and regulations to international human rights standards.