The National Human Rights Museum (NHRM) held the 2025 Human Rights Day event on Dec. 6 at the Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park in Taipei. President Lai Ching-te, Minister of Culture Li Yuan, Deputy Minister of Culture Sue Wang (王時思), NHRM Director Hung Shih-fang (洪世芳), as well as former political prisoners and their family members, and other distinguished guests attended the event.
President Lai paid tribute to and expressed gratitude toward the former political prisoners, acknowledging that their sacrifices helped pave the way for Taiwan’s democracy. He stated that transitional justice is an ongoing process and emphasized the government’s commitment to promoting human rights education nationwide. He highlighted that, to date, the government has issued more than 4,000 “reputation-restoring” certificates to former political prisoners as part of efforts to amend past injustices.
Minister Li outlined various initiatives launched by the Ministry of Culture (MOC) and the NHRM to promote human rights and transitional justice, including the updated name inscriptions at the Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park, which have now commemorated over ten thousand victims of political persecution. Additionally, the MOC has opened public applications for sites with potential transitional justice significance and launched the Taiwan International Human Rights Film Festival and the “Flowers of Freedom” exhibition at the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.
The NHRM stated that it is dedicated to bringing the public closer to the nation’s history, fostering dialogue, and safeguarding the values of democracy and human rights.