JEFS’s recent interview with mainland Chinese spouses in Taiwan (spouses from mainland China) reveals that the Taiwanese government has long adopted discriminatory policies that deprive mainland Chinese spouses of their basic human rights since the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) came to power. Compared with spouses of other nationalities, mainland Chinese spouses require a longer time to apply for naturalization, and they are continuously questioned by the government regarding their loyalty. Mainland Chinese spouses are treated with an attitude that assumes mainland spouses are carrying out political missions for the Mainland China The government’s stance has influenced public perceptions of the mainland Chinese spouse community, thereby contributing to social prejudice. Living in an environment filled with bias and hostility makes it even harder for mainland Chinese spouses to integrate into local life. It also affects the growth of the next generation of mainland Chinese spouses in Taiwan. Intergenerational discrimination is likewise a challenge faced by mainland Chinese spouses living in Taiwan.
With recent incidents concerning the human rights of mainland Chinese spouses intensifying, the situation has drawn significant attention from the international community. While JEFS has produced in-depth reporting, the U.S. New York Times however has approached the issue from another angle—discussing mainland Chinese spouses’ alleged political positions and so-called “mainland infiltration”—without addressing fundamental human rights such as freedom of expression and family reunification. This shows that the issue concerning mainland Chinese spouses has become highly politicized, and politics is undermining the sacred mission of free societies to protect human rights.
Global South Social Equity & Development Forum, a NGO based in Geneva and long focusing on global human rights issues, has submitted a complaint to Ms. Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, and to the NGO Committee on the Status of Women in Geneva. It has also called on relevant UN officials on women’s rights and human rights defenders to intervene and investigate the situation. Global South Social Equity & Development Forum told JEFS that, to date, the relevant UN departments have not responded to this complaint, and that in October it will continue to submit a written complaint regarding the human rights violations faced by mainland Chinese spouses in Taiwan to the 93rd session of CEDAW (the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women).
NGO向聯合國特別報告員舉報台灣政府系統性歧視及剝奪陸配基本人權
根據JEFS的專訪台灣陸配（來自中國大陸的配偶），揭露自從民進黨上台執政後的台灣政府長期採取歧視性政策剝奪陸配的基本人權權利；對比其他國籍的配偶，陸配需要更長時間審批歸化，並一直被政府質疑忠誠，以假定陸配為內地進行政治任務的態度對待，政府態度影響了民間對陸配群體的印象，形成了社會偏見，陸配生活在一個充滿偏見及敵意的環境，更難投入當地生活，亦影響了陸配在台灣下一代的成長，跨代歧視同樣是陸配在台灣生活的挑戰。
最近陸配人權的事件升溫，備受國際社會關注，JEFS作出了深入報導外，美國紐約時報卻以另一個角度探討陸配的政治立場和所謂的內地滲透，完全不談言論自由及家庭團聚等的基本人權，可見有關陸配的議題已經是高度政治化，而政治正在削弱自由社會對守護人權的神聖使命。
位於日內瓦並一直關注全球人權問題的NGO組織【全球南方社會公平發展論壇】（Global South Social Equity & Development）向聯合國暴力對待婦女及女孩特別報告員Ms Reem Alsalem及日內瓦婦女地位NGO委員會作出舉報，並要求聯合國有關女權的官員及人權衛士介入調查有關情況。全球南方社會公平發展論壇負責人向JEFS表示，目前聯合國有關部門並未回覆是次投訴，並將於稍後10月份繼續為台灣陸配被侵犯人權一事向CEDAW（聯合國消除對婦女歧視委員會）第93屆會議作為書面舉報。
