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Human Rights Should Never Be Put to A Vote: U.N. Official

Poster： ╱ Post date：2018-12-04
Catergory：News
Region：(Taiwan)
Issue：(Taiwan Party Politics and Domestic Issues)
(CNA, By Joseph Yeh) According to Bruce Knotts, co-chair of the U.N. NGO Committee on Human Rights, human right issues should never be put to a vote. Knotts made the statement in light of the three referendums against gay rights in Taiwan's recent local elections. According to Knotts, Taiwan's Constitution affords marriage equality to same-sex couples but was opposed by the Protestant Christian churches in Taiwan. <Accessed 2018-12-04>  
參考連結：http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201812030005.aspx
Last modification time：2018-12-04 AM 12:20

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