By Sean Lin / Staff reporterAs the world marked Human Rights Day yesterday, the Legislative Yuan 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 committee to promote human rights as part of the Control Yuan. The committee is to be created to guarantee people’s constitutional rights; lay down conditions necessary for protecting and improving human rights; ensure that social justice and equality are realized; bring the nation in line with international human rights standards; and establish the universal value of human rights and related regulations, the act says. It is to push human rights legislation based on international literature on human rights, the act says. It is to make recommendations on legislation, legal amendments and constitutional amendments based on international standards on human rights, in addition to publishing annual national human rights reports, it stipulates. It is to promote education on human rights and facilitate international exchanges and cooperation on human rights, the act says.

Source: Taipei Times December 10, 2019 15:56 UTC