Introduction
August 2001: Full and equal UN membership
March 2000 Presidential Elections
Washington, 18 June 1998: "Stand up for Taiwan"
Washington, 29 Oct. 1997: "Say Yes to Taiwan"
Taipei, 28 June 1997: "Say No to China"
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Welcome to the joint website of Taiwanese organizations dedicated to human rights and democracy in Taiwan. We work for the future of our beautiful Taiwan ("Ilha Formosa") as a free, democratic and independent nation, which is accepted by the international community as a full and equal member.
Please visit our pages, and learn about Taiwan's history, people, culture, and its political system. Each of the organizations represented here is part of the Taiwanese democratic movement, which played such a key role in the transformation of the island from forty years of authoritarian KMT rule to a free and open society. Taiwan is ready to play its full role in the international community, including the United Nations. Thank you for visiting us, and we hope to see you again soon.
FAPA was established in January 1982. It is a non-profit organization with headquarters in Washington DC. Its goals include:
- Promotion of international support for the right of the people of Taiwan (1) to establish an independent and democratic country, and (2) to join the international community.
- Promotion of peace and security for Taiwan.
Website: http://www.fapa.org
Taiwan Communiqué is the publication of the International Committee for Human Rights in Taiwan. The Committee was established in July 1979, and the Communiqué started publishing in 1980. It supports a free, democratic and independent Taiwan, and campaigns for full and equal membership of Taiwan in the international community, including the UN.
CTIR is a private, non-profit, non-partisan research organization established in Washington, D.C. in 1988.
The World Taiwanese Congress (WTC), was formally established in Taipei in March 2001 as the major overseas Taiwanese umbrella organization.
The Democratic Progressive Party was established on 28 September 1986. From 1986 through 2000 it was the prime opposition party in Taiwan, working for human rights and democracy. In March 2000, it became Taiwan's ruling party, when its candidate Chen Shui-bian won the Presidential elections.Website: http://www.dpp.org.tw
