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 Czech NPM has found that cases of ill-treatment are generally committed in children’s institutes regarding the failure to respect the right to privacy, the right to family life, the right to participate in the decision-making process, and the social autonomy of children.
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