A delegation of human rights experts from Europe and the US met with Legislative Speaker You Si-kun (游錫?) yesterday, before visiting the office of the Taipei Times.
The delegation is led by Italian sociologist Massimo Introvigne, who is editor-in-chief of Bitter Winter, an online magazine on religion and human rights in China.
The group is in Taiwan until Sunday to hold its annual forum on human rights and freedom of religion.
Photo: Tu Chien-jung, Taipei Times
The legislative speaker thanked the group for “exposing dark corners of the world and speaking out for the persecuted without fearing China.”
During the meeting with the Taipei Times, the group praised Taiwan’s human rights environment and shared opinions on religious tolerance, human rights issues, freedom of expression and regulations on religions in Taiwan.
Some human rights issues remain to be solved in Taiwan, like in all countries around the world, Introvigne said, adding that the group fully supports Taiwan in tackling the issues.
Photo courtesy of Citizen Congress Watch
By increasingly providing respectful coverage, Taiwanese media are treating religious minorities much better than 20 or 30 years ago, he said.
“Solving the human rights problem domestically surely improves the international image of Taiwan,” he said.
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