本文以2008年—世界人權宣言六十週年—做為主軸，檢驗台灣目前的人權狀況。本文認為：在2008年進行政權交替的民進黨和國民黨兩者，雖然歷經民主化的洗禮，但是對於公民社會所關切的各種基本人權價值，卻同樣抱持輕忽甚至輕蔑的基本立場，因此，在人權相關議題上，出現相關官員言行極度失當，各種箝制人權的法令長年不修的現象，固然不足為奇，執法者的執法心態和執法手段粗暴，高層主政者卻擺出事不關己的慣見無辜態度，十分令人遺憾。因此，如何真正重拾作為台灣民主法治基礎的人權基本價值，恐怕是大家共同的緊迫課題。

This paper employs the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2008, as the central focus in examining Taiwan’s present human rights record. Although it was the Kuomintang (KMT) that regained the status of ruling party in 2008, both parties, actually, hold the same inconsiderate or even contemptuous attitude toward the basic human rights values that civil society holds in high esteem. Under such circumstances, there have been officials who have made statements and carried out actions that are, at the very least, inappropriate, and there still exist many untouched laws that restrict human rights. It is a shame to see such an attitude of indifference, especially taking into account the way these top authorities put on a nonchalant innocent façade. Therefore, upholding human rights-the root of Taiwan democracy-is a lesson that once again needs to be emphasized.