President Tsai Ing-wen has announced that Taiwan will soon set up a national human rights committee. The committee will fall under the purview of the Control Yuan, the government’s leading watchdog body.
On Wednesday, Tsai said that it has been ten years since the Presidential Office established the Human Rights Consultative Committee. However, she said that Taiwan still has room for improvement when it comes to human rights issues.
Tsai said she believes that respect for human rights in Taiwan will continue to improve. She said she believes that Taiwanese people will have more confidence in their place in the world because of the country’s democratic values and its freedom.