A National Preventive Mechanism in Taiwan

It is clear that establishing an NPM is much more than just giving the current Control Yuan a new title.
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It is clear that establishing an NPM is much more than just giving the current Control Yuan a new title.
Read moreIt is necessary to distinguish the situations when a medicine is used as “treatment” or as “restraint”.
Read moreNPM has the responsibility to advocate against the stigma on people with mental disabilities.
Read moreWe should also remember that the NPM is not the only measure prescribed by the Convention against Torture to prevent torture.
Read moreHow should we determine the nature of those treatments and determine whether they reach the level of ill-treatment?
Read moreIt’s the NPM’s responsibility to continue monitoring and pressure for reform whenever there is a chance.
Read moreWould the degrading treatment of migrants in the unknown facility hidden in the woods be revealed to the world if there was no NPM?
Read moreThe better the preparations are done, the more likely that the monitors can reveal the signs of torture and ill treatment.
Read moreThe “places of detention” not only includes prisons and police stations, but also health care and social care facilities like private elderly homes.
Read moreBy so doing, the NPM has created an opportunity for people to talk and rethink about human dignity in the Czech Republic.
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