The National Human Rights Museum (NHRM) of the Ministry of Culture in New Taipei City is currently hosting "An Exhibition on International Concern for Taiwan Political Prisoners 1960-1992," which began on Dec. 10, 2020 and will last until May 2. The exhibition aims to highlight the history of efforts taken to rescue political prisoners and human rights activists at home and abroad during the years of White Terror between 1960 and 1992.
The exhibition revisits the history of human rights activism and specific incidents during that period, and it also presents the important figures and organizations that were involved, with the hope that the public can gain an understanding of this important journey of Taiwan's democratization.
The exhibition also showcases many invaluable artefacts, such as the "Free China Journal (自由中國)," "Taiwan Political Review (臺灣政論)," and other periodicals, as well as the tricolor shoulder straps wearing by the human rights activists in the Kaohsiung Incident (美麗島事件), the wedding gown of Linda Arrigo (艾琳達) and Shi Ming-teh (施明德) and the painting that Miyake Kyoko (三宅清子) gave to Lynn Alan Miles (梅心怡), each containing moving stories for the audience to explore.
In addition to the exhibition, the NHRM will be holding two educational seminars to explore human rights issues.
'Seminar One'
Date: 3/13 (Sat.) 9:00-17:00
Target audience: High school, homeschool students
Application Dates: Starting around mid-February
'Seminar Two'
Date: 4/24 (Sat.) 9:00-17:00
Target audience: High school, homeschool students
Application Dates: Starting around early April
Since its founding in May 2018, the NHRM has served its function in preserving the history of human rights violations that occurred in Taiwan, so as to inform the public of the value of human rights from a historical perspective, and, at the same time, draw attention to contemporary human rights issues.