Taiwan’s protection of rights for the disabled fall short: expert

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/03
By: Chen Wei-ting and Elizabeth Hsu 

Taipei, Nov. 3 (CNA) An expert invited by Taiwan to review its first national report on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has identified two immediate obstacles to the country’s implementation of the United Nations protocol, he said Friday.

Taiwan does not have an independent national mechanism to monitor human rights protections, and its existing laws are ineffective in promoting equality or eliminating discrimination against persons with disabilities, said Osamu Nagase from Japan on Friday.

Nagase, a professor at Ritsumeikan University and one of five international experts familiar with CRPD review procedures invited to Taiwan for the review, suggested that Taiwan revise relevant laws and regulations.    [FULL  STORY]