針對台灣初次兩公約國家人權報告
國際人權聯盟與台灣人權促進會聯合聲明
2012年4月25日,巴黎-台北
經過漫長的等待，台灣政府終於2012年4月20日發布了<公民與政治權利國際公約>及<經濟社會與文化權利國際公約>初次國家報告。接下來台灣政府將準備邀請國際人權專家來審查這份人權報告，對此國際人權聯盟(FIDH)與台灣人權促進會(TAHR)表示歡迎。但，我們嚴正呼籲台灣政府必須徵詢國內及國際公民社會的意見，確保國家報告審查機制的獨立及有效。
自1971年台灣被迫退出聯合國，從此與聯合國現有的人權機制絕緣，包括各種國際人權公約的監督機制。但過去五年來，台灣陸續批准了一些國際人權公約，例如<公民與政治權利國際公約>(ICCPR)、<經濟社會文化權利國際公約>(ICESCR)以及<消除對婦女一切形式歧視國際公約>(CEDAW)，讓台灣往前邁進了一步。此刻正是一個重要的人權時刻，台灣政府必須要遵守批淮國際人權公約後的義務。缺少了聯合國的監督機制，意味著台灣必須建立起一套替代的審查機制來評估與監測上述國際人權公約的國家實際落實情況及落差，及其他必要的法令改革。
因此，國際人權聯盟(FIDH)與台灣人權促進會(TAHR)在此呼籲台灣政府:
- 確實履行《2002國家人權政策白皮書》之承諾，建構一個全面的人權保障及監督架構，包括政府批准其他重要的國際人權公約的時間表。
- 建立獨立的人權報告審查機制，國家必須提供必要的資源、邀請國際專家，建立透明的審查程序，並且與公民團體密切協商。這個審查機制必須有權針對政府是否遵守國際人權公約作出結論，並有權追蹤它給政府的審查建議，政府是否有落實，以確保國內法令與國際人權公約的一致性，及國際人權公約的有效實施。
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Last Update 25 April 2012
The
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Taiwan
Association for Human Rights (TAHR) take note of the long awaited
initial state report on ICCPR and ICESCR released by the Taiwanese
government on April 20th 2012. We welcome the fact that the government
is going to organize an international panel to examine the state
report. However, FIDH and TAHR call upon the government to consult civil
society both at national and international level in order to ensure
that the eventual reviewing mechanism is fully independent, and
effective.
Since 1971, Taiwan has not been recognized as a United Nations (UN) member State, and has therefore had no access to existing UN human rights mechanisms, including its treaty bodies. The fact that Taiwan has, for the past five years, ratified several international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), is a positive move. However, it is now high time for the government to abide by its international human rights obligations. The lack of access to the UN-system means that Taiwan must necessarily begin by setting-up an alternative reviewing system to assess and monitor progress and gaps in the implementation of the above-mentioned treaties, as well as other possible legal reforms.
FIDH and TAHR therefore call upon the Government of Taiwan:
“The release by Taiwan of its first human rights report is a historical opportunity for the country to demonstrate its real intention to adhere to international human rights standards. However the report’s publication should be followed by concrete steps to make it possible for it to be examined by an independent body”, said Mrs. Souhayr Belhassen, FIDH president.
Taiwanese human rights organizations, including TAHR, will soon release a shadow report to present the views of the civil society.
Since 1971, Taiwan has not been recognized as a United Nations (UN) member State, and has therefore had no access to existing UN human rights mechanisms, including its treaty bodies. The fact that Taiwan has, for the past five years, ratified several international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), is a positive move. However, it is now high time for the government to abide by its international human rights obligations. The lack of access to the UN-system means that Taiwan must necessarily begin by setting-up an alternative reviewing system to assess and monitor progress and gaps in the implementation of the above-mentioned treaties, as well as other possible legal reforms.
FIDH and TAHR therefore call upon the Government of Taiwan:
“The release by Taiwan of its first human rights report is a historical opportunity for the country to demonstrate its real intention to adhere to international human rights standards. However the report’s publication should be followed by concrete steps to make it possible for it to be examined by an independent body”, said Mrs. Souhayr Belhassen, FIDH president.
Taiwanese human rights organizations, including TAHR, will soon release a shadow report to present the views of the civil society.
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