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Taiwan's Human Rights by
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pic.: No.1 "Taiwan human rights" on Yandex of Russia, 2024-9-19, 2024-3-17, 2024-2-1, 2023-12-14, 2023-8-30 |
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pic. : No. 1 "Taiwanese human rights" on Yandex of Russia , 2024-9-19,2024-2-1, 2023- 8-30; No.2 "Taiwanese human rights" on Yandex, 2024-3-17, 2023-12-14
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★ 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Taiwan , 2024-4-22 state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/taiwan/ :
n judges and prosecutors / Some political commentators and academics, however, publicly questioned the impartiality of judges and prosecutors involved in high profile, politically sensitive cases.
n elections / In the most recent presidential and legislative elections, there were allegations of vote buying by candidates and supporters of both major political parties 。
n corruption / the mayor of Hsinchu was indicted by the Taipei District Prosecutors Office for suspected embezzlement . During the year, 19 high-ranking officials, 41 mid-level, 114 low-level, and nine elected officials were indicted for corruption.
n sexual assaults / NGOs and academic studies estimated the total number of sexual assaults was seven to 10 times higher than the number reported to police. Some abused women chose not to report incidents to police due to social pressure not to disgrace their families.
n sexual harassment / Reports related to technology-facilitated gender-based violence continued to rise, five times higher than the same period in 2022。Sexual harassment was common. The Ministry reported a 17 percent increase over the previous year... high-profile sexual harassment cases involving prominent politicians, cultural figures, and others. Several high-ranking members of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party resigned in connection with sexual harassment cases.
n rights of strike / Large enterprises frequently made it difficult for employees to organize an enterprise union; they used methods such as blacklisting union organizers from promotion or relocating them to other divisions. These methods were most common in the technology sector. The right to strike remained highly restricted. Teachers, civil servants, and defense industry employees did not have the right to strike. Workers in industries such as utilities, hospital services, and telecommunication service providers were allowed to strike only if they maintained basic services during the strike. Authorities could prohibit, limit, or break up a strike during a disaster. Workers were allowed to strike only in “adjustment” disputes such as compensation and working schedules, and only after mediation.
n wage and overtime / Wage and overtime violations were most common in the manufacturing, domestic car, and fisheries sectors employing migrant laborers; however, white-collar workers also faced overtime violations. The most common violation was urging employees to accept extra leave time instead of overtime pay. Employers were subject to civil but not criminal charges when their employees were involved in fatal accidents due to unsafe working conditions.
n sexual exploitation / NGOs reported sex offenders increasingly used cell phones, web cameras, live streaming, apps, and other technologies to deceive and coerce underage girls and boys into sexual activity. Although the amended Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act increased penalties, NGOs claimed additional manpower resources and funding were needed to effectively enforce the amended law. Online reporting of child sexual exploitation increased steadily in recent years, reflecting growing social rejection of the crime, according to expert reports. There were reports of child sex trafficking.
n Women rights, discrimination / More than 60 percent of the respondents to a survey released in March by a media company on living conditions and expectations of Taiwanese women from 2020-2023 believed discrimination based on age, gender, race, and other factors, including bias against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community, still occurred in their workplaces. Approximately 94 percent of the women respondents specified that age differences with colleagues and prejudice towards single women were key factors adding to workplace discrimination. According to official statistics, the median monthly income for women in 2022 was 84.2 percent that of men. The authorities to investigate living conditions for the LGBTQI+ community found that members continued to experience discrimination from their families, places of work, and peer groups.
n reporters / Defamation and public humiliation were criminal offenses. Reporters faced the threat of legal action under the liberal libel laws. The Constitutional Court upheld the constitutionality of the law. On July 21, an opposition party presidential campaign chief filed a criminal libel lawsuit against the president of Sanlih E-television and two of its reporters for alleging that the presidential nominee met with officials of another opposition party to discuss teaming up for the 2024 presidential election. Taiwan journalists reported difficulty publishing content critical of the People's Republic of China (PRC), alleging that PRC authorities pressured Taiwan businesses with operations in the PRC.
n indigenous rights / some Indigenous rights advocates argued a large amount of Indigenous land was seized and privatized decades ago, depriving Indigenous communities of the right to participate in the development of their traditional territories.
n child abuse / Advocates also called attention to bullying, violence, and sexual assault cases at correctional institutions。
n mainland Chinese / The law allowed non-PRC-born foreign spouses of Taiwan passport holders to apply for Taiwan residency after three years, while PRC-born spouses were required to wait six years.
n foreign workers / Migrant fishermen on vessels operating outside Taiwan's territorial seas had a lower minimum wage. Foreign workers were often reluctant to report employer abuses for fear the employer would terminate their contract. Workers also struggled with accessing the hotline while at sea.
Migrant fishermen were commonly subjected to mistreatment and poor working conditions. Fisheries Agency officers in six locations overseas and in some domestic ports monitored and inspected docked Taiwan-flagged fishing vessels, using a multilingual questionnaire to interview migrant fishermen and examine labor conditions onboard.
