EU-Taiwan Eighth Human Rights Consultations Held in Brussels
Summary
The European Union and Taiwan held their eighth Human Rights Consultations on 24 April 2026 in Brussels, co-chaired by EU officials Ellis Mathews and Nicoletta Pusterla, alongside Minister without Portfolio Ming-Hsin Lin for Taiwan. Discussions covered the EU's opposition to the death penalty, protections for migrant and domestic workers, business and human rights, gender equality, digital human rights, and media freedom. The EU called on Taiwan to apply a durable de facto moratorium on executions and adopt a sustained path toward abolition of the death penalty. Ahead of the consultations, the EU held a dedicated meeting with Taiwan civil society organisations on 9 April.
“The EU reaffirmed its longstanding opposition to the death penalty, in all cases and all circumstances, and called upon Taiwan to apply a durable de facto moratorium on executions, to guarantee full legal and procedural safeguards and to adopt a consistent and sustained path towards the complete abolition of the death penalty in Taiwan.”
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The EU and Taiwan held their eighth round of human rights consultations in Brussels on 24 April 2026, covering topics including the death penalty, migrant workers (particularly in the fishing industry), domestic workers, business and human rights, gender equality, digital human rights, and media freedom. The EU reaffirmed its longstanding opposition to the death penalty and called on Taiwan to apply a moratorium on executions and move toward abolition.
These consultations are diplomatic exchanges without binding legal force. No compliance obligations, penalties, or regulatory requirements arise from this meeting. Entities monitoring human rights due diligence frameworks may wish to note the EU's continued focus on migrant worker rights and business and human rights as areas of diplomatic engagement with Taiwan.
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EU-Taiwan: The European Union and Taiwan hold the eighth Human Rights Consultations
24.04.2026 Brussels, Belgium EEAS Press Team The European Union and Taiwan held the eighth Human Rights Consultations on 24 April in Brussels.
The frank and constructive consultations provided a valuable platform to update each other on respective human rights situation and review developments in law, policies and actions made over the past year. The EU and Taiwan reaffirmed their shared commitment to promoting and protecting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.
The EU reaffirmed its longstanding opposition to the death penalty, in all cases and all circumstances, and called upon Taiwan to apply a durable de facto moratorium on executions, to guarantee full legal and procedural safeguards and to adopt a consistent and sustained path towards the complete abolition of the death penalty in Taiwan.
The consultations allowed the EU to address specific human rights issues, such as the need to promote and protect the rights of migrant workers, especially in the fishing industry, and those of domestic workers. The EU and Taiwan also discussed business and human rights, gender equality, digital human rights and media freedom.
The consultations confirmed the importance of promoting, protecting and fulfilling universal human rights and abiding by international human rights norms.
The EU and Taiwan agreed to continue exchanges and cooperation on human rights, in particular on the issues raised during the consultations.
The meeting was co-chaired on EU side by Ellis Mathews, Head of Human Rights Division and Nicoletta Pusterla, Acting Head of Division for China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Mongolia, and Minister without Portfolio Ming-Hsin Lin for Taiwan.
Ahead of the Human Rights Consultations, on 9 April, the EU held a dedicated meeting with Taiwan civil society organisations on the human rights situation in Taiwan.
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