International human rights office opens in Taiwan

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/09/04
By: Hung Chien-lun and William Yen

Taipei, Sept. 4 (CNA) The Asia-Pacific office of a prestigious international human rights organization was established in Taiwan on Tuesday, with the goal of focusing on regional issues such as poverty, labor exploitation, human trafficking, and racial discrimination, according to the Ministry of Culture (MOC).

The Asia-Pacific office of the Federation of the International Human Rights Museums (FIHRM-AP) will also serve as an important platform to create links between Taiwan and international human rights organizations, the ministry said in a statement Tuesday.

Established in 2010, the FIHRM encourages museums that engage with sensitive and controversial human rights themes to work together and share new concepts and initiatives in a supportive environment, according to its website.

Linked with Taiwan's National Human Rights Museum where it is based, the FIHRM-AP is also likely to help promote transitional justice, heal historical scars and bring about reconciliation through dialogue, the culture ministry said.    [FULL  STORY]