II) Stage 2 of Gathering Human Rights Issues

issues (including their sub-issues) into the action plan. These issues are “strengthening the human rights protection system,” “human rights education,” “equality and non-discrimination,” “housing justice,” “digital human rights,” “business and human rights,” and “protection of refugee rights.” After the competent authorities formulated actions, a completion schedule, and key performance indicators for each issue, the Consultative Committee and its working group invited relevant experts and scholars as well as members of the Executive Yuan Human Rights Protection Working Group for further reviews and discussions. Throughout these discussions, competent authorities were provided with relevant recommendations to make revisions. The action plan (first draft) was completed in September 2020.

(II) Stage 2 of Gathering Human Rights Issues 1. Organize public hearings for the action plan (first draft)

On October 29, 2020, the Consultative Committee held a public hearing on the formulation of the action plan (first draft). Nearly 200 people from nearly 60 NGOs, experts and scholars, and members of the National Human Rights Commission of the Control Yuan participated in the meeting. There were extensive exchanges and heated discussions. Similar ideas were consolidated into one comment, and 155 comments were made on the action plan (first draft). After extensive discussions at the public hearing, NGOs expect the first draft of the first action plan to incorporate some important human rights issues in the current administrative efforts. Therefore, the Consultative Committee and working group continued to convene meetings starting on December, 2020 to revise certain issues included in the first draft (after the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights was announced on December 10, 2020, the issue “business and human rights” was removed from the draft). Additional sub-issues were discussed, and the issues “strengthening protection of the right to life” and “climate change and human rights” were added. Also added were the sub-issues “monitoring and assessment mechanisms of human rights education,” “guaranteeing and promoting citizens’ right to participate in public affairs,” and “priority applicability of conventions.” After competent authorities formulated “plans,” “timetables,” and “key performance indicators” for the added (sub) issues, the action plan (second draft) was completed in September 2021.

2. Organize hearings for each issue of the action plan (second draft)

The Consultative Committee organized four hearings on various issues included in the action plan (second draft) between October 3 and 17, 2021 to again communicate