Chen Chu likely to focus on Human Rights CommitteeBy Hsieh Chun-lin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerFormer Presidential Office secretary-general Chen Chu (陳菊) would likely focus her energy on running the new National Human Rights Committee when she takes over as Control Yuan president, another incoming member of the government watchdog said. The legislature on Dec. 10 last year passed the Organic Act of the National Human Rights Committee (國家人權委員會組織法), paving the way for the establishment of a 10-member committee. However, a Control Yuan member, or a member of the National Human Rights Committee’s standing committee can propose an issue that would be debated and rigorously reviewed before the rights committee decides to accept the case. The Human Rights Committee is to have 10 members, including the Control Yuan president. The terms of the current Control Yuan members end on Friday, with the new members to assume their posts the following day.
Source: Taipei Times July 29, 2020 15:56 UTC