UPDATED THINKING:A proposal specified clauses to increase protections against seizures of private property and to safeguard people’s rights to assemble in public

Taipei Times
Date:  May 14, 2015
By: Lii Wen  /  Staff reporter

Amid ongoing debate on proposed reforms to the Constitution, advocates and academics yesterday urged including more human rights issues in the Constitution at a conference held by the Taiwan Association of University Professors.

Referring to global trends in human rights advocacy, participants said that the Constitution should not be limited to protecting personal liberties, but should also address what are known as second and third-generation rights, such as socioeconomic, cultural and environmental rights.

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Cheng Li-chiun (鄭麗君), the main proponent of what is now the only constitutional reform proposal to address human rights issues, launched yesterday’s discussions by outlining her thoughts on the proposals.     [FULL  STORY]