A newly released survey on democracy and human rights in Taiwan has found that Taiwanese voters are satisfied with the recent local elections.
The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy released the results of its annual survey at the legislature on Monday. That’s in the run up to Human Rights Day, which is observed around the world on December 10.
This year’s survey was conducted by a group at Shih Hsin University. Researchers conducted phone interviews with over a thousand Taiwanese adults during a week-long period following the November 29th elections.
When it came to their overall evaluation of human rights in Taiwan, respondents gave an average score of 2.9 out of 5.
Out of a total of 34 indicators in the survey, 33 saw improvements this year. Two election related indicators saw six-year highs; those were for “no vote buying” and “no violence or threats connected to elections.”
The one dark spot in this year’s survey involved perceptions of the nation’s judicial system. The category “judicial impartiality” received a score of 2.2, while the category “no violation of fair trial” received a 2.3, making it the only category which saw a decline this year.