Silwanus Tangkotta was working aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat in the remote Pacific last year, when a heavy wave slammed a ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met Tuesday with prominent human rights advocates who were once imprisoned in China, using a visit to the National Human Rights Museum in Taipei to ...

News reports surfaced the fact that patients in psychiatric institutions lost their human rights, and human rights violations continued to be staged in psychiatric institutions into the 21st century.

Human Rights Watch on Thursday released its annual report for last year, in which it described a “litany of human rights crises” around the world. The report is an opportunity for Taiwan to reflect on ...

More Chien Chih-Hung/Office of the President, Taiwan Beijing has defended its policies in Xinjiang and describes accusations of human rights abuses as an effort to tarnish its image.

Taiwan has carried out its first execution in nearly five years, drawing criticism from rights groups who said the use of capital punishment was a "huge setback" for the island's human rights.

Taiwan legalized gay marriage in 2019, becoming the only place in Asia that allows it. But until now, those married couples could only adopt children related to one of the partners.

TFA emphasized the cooperation between Taiwan and the U.S., in public and private, shared the same goal to improve and safeguard the human right and welfare of the migrant fishermen.

Amnesty International recognizes that Taiwan has one of the most vibrant civil societies in Asia, and it has done “impressive work” ensuring the protection of basic human rights. The organization ...

Taiwan has carried out its first execution in nearly five years, drawing criticism from rights groups which said the use of capital punishment was a "huge setback" for the island's human rights.