TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Vice President Chen Chien-jen attended a fund-raising dinner Friday organized by the Taiwan New Century Foundation around the theme of deepening democratic reform.
Following the May 20 handover of power to Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen as the new president, the foundation invited Chen to present the keynote address.
Attendees expressed support for the government’s plans to address the issue of transitional justice, the deepening of democratic reform, and the normalization of the country.
The new government should use the law to safeguard human rights and to turn Taiwan into a true democracy governed under the rule of law.
The Taiwan New Century Foundation was established in 1997 and has since been involved in activities focused on Taiwan’s United Nations membership campaign, the normalization of the country, freedom, human rights and peace, and the introduction of the Taiwanese public to international organizations.
The foundation has also published works about topics such as human rights and the United Nations, and gender discrimination, while nurturing talent in international trade law.
Taiwan New Century Foundation supports transitional justice
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