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50th Anniversary of the Adoption of the ICCPR and ICESCR - Part 5

The Youth: The Government Should Have the Courage to Correct Its Mistake

On the youth forum of the United Nations Human Rights Day, the youth invited to attend the conference all put forth suggestion for the nation from their observation of the current events. Those who first have the right to vote call for the presidential candidates to practically carry out cultural preservation.

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50th Anniversary of the Adoption of the ICCPR and ICESCR - Part 4

Cheng Chung-Mo: Most People Do Not Trust the Justice System

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Chung-Mo Cheng, Former Grand Justice of the Constitutional Court and Vice President of the Judicial Yuan, acted as the host.

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50th Anniversary of the Adoption of the ICCPR and ICESCR - Part 3

Nian-Tzu Lee: Tai Ji Men tax case is a benchmark case

Attorney Nian-Tzu Lee, member of the Presidential Office Human Rights Consultative Committee, stated that government agencies while exercising their authority should understand that the people’s human rights should be respected. When encountering legal problems, people usually resort to criminal litigation and administrative litigation. Administrative agencies use their administrative authority to give commands and control and restrict the people’s rights. If unjustified enforcement of the law occurs, that will directly harm the people’s rights like property right and the right to liberty, and the threat to such rights is ubiquitous.

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50th Anniversary of the Adoption of the ICCPR and ICESCR - Part 2

Scholar says the Tai Ji Men case is a purposely fabricated case

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Experts on human rights, laws, and taxation as well as a judge and a prosecutor explore the topic—“Legal and Tax Reform, It’s Everyone’s Responsibility.”

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50th Anniversary of the Adoption of the ICCPR and ICESCR - Part 1

Human Rights Forum: Legal and Tax Reform—Our Shared Responsibility

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At the forum entitled “Principles of Fact Determinations and Human Rights Protections in Criminal Investigations and Administrative Disputes” on Human Rights Day 2015, Ms. Bo-Ya Chang, president of the Control Yuan, delivers a speech.

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UN deplores ‘deeply troubling’ hydrogen bomb test announced by DPR Korea

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On 6 January 2016 the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization’s (CTBTO) monitoring stations picked up an unusual seismic event in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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Yemen: civilian casualties top 8,100 as airstrikes and shelling continue, UN reports

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Boys hold a large piece of twisted metal near homes that were destroyed in an air strike, in Okash Village, near Sana’a, the capital of Yemen.

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Ban calls on Israel and Lebanon to maintain cessation of hostilities following attacks

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The Blue Line, the boundary between Lebanon and Israel, near the water-rich Sheba’a Farms.

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Council: Dutch MEPs share their hopes and fears for the incoming presidency

The Netherlands will be at the helm of the Council of the EU for the first six months of this year. The country will focus on promoting economic growth and connecting with civil society. The priorities will be migration and international security; innovation and job creation; sound finances and a robust euro zone; a forward-looking climate and energy policy. We asked Dutch MEPs across the political spectrum about their expectations.

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UN chief calls on Iran, Saudi Arabia to avoid further exacerbating tensions after executions

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks on the telephone.