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President Chen Shui-bian describes advances in civil and legal rights since his Mar. 2000 election as Taiwan's first non-Kuomintang (KMT) president and challenges Taiwan faces in implementing reforms due to the legacy of the KMT's 57 years of authoritarian, one-party rule and the country's international isolation during much of that period.

Initiative 1098 will reduce taxes for most Washington households by cutting property taxes and exempting small businesses from the business and occupation tax. I-1098 will also raise new revenue dedicated to education, health and long-term care by adding a modest tax on the wealthiest 1.2% -- the group that is now paying the lowest proportion of income in state and local taxes.Washington has fallen behind in providing the education system and public services our people and businesses need to thrive in the global economy. The state struggled to fund upgrades to education and health care even before the recession. Budget cuts of the last two years have pushed us further behind. I-1098's reforms lay the foundations for stronger economic growth and greater opportunity for all people in Washington.

In 1987, the Convention for the Prevention of Torture & Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment was adopted to make up the shortfall in effectiveness of the European Convention of Human Rights in high-risk settings such as police stations & prisons. Proceedings are always private unless the contracting party refuses to take action on recommendations, so not much is heard about them. Here, a review of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, 1987-present, finds that health-related issues were of major importance & early committee visits to European countries resulted in recommendations for changes in health & medical practices. Increasing attention is now on conditions in psychiatric hospitals for dangerous patients. The committee has demonstrated that human rights initiatives can be enforced in an onsite inspection process & in standard-setting procedures. M. Pflum

Having discussed human rights in the Republic of Korea (ROK), the article outlines avenues of co-operation between the ROK and the USA on human rights. It traces the profound changes that have taken place in human rights in the ROK. (DÜI-Sen)

Abstract: This paper traces the profound changes that have taken place in human rights, in itself an evolving concept, in Korea since the political liberalization of 1987. It concludes that human rights issues between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea should be concentrated on demonstrating and articulating to each other, and to the external world actors, this dynamic process of positive change in which internal and external forces and dialogue, working together and even under considerable strain, produced positive changes. It proposes some mechanisms for collaboration in the Asian region with Korea playing a leading role. It traces the evolution of the process of the development of human rights in Korea, and notes the continuing problems that exist even in this period of liberalization.

AbstractTaking a law-and-governance approach, this article addresses legal certainty in international human rights law as it applies to artificial intelligence (AI). After introducing key issues concerning legal certainty, a comparative analysis of AI law-and-governance initiatives at the international, regional and national levels is undertaken. The article argues that many initiatives contribute to increased legal certainty and can partially compensate for some of the shortcomings of the international human rights law framework, but that further clarification is badly needed. This is especially true for the responsibilities of private businesses which are developing AI and the corpus of human rights beyond privacy and data protection.