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The National Human Rights Museum is a national museum of
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(Republic of China) with locations in
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Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park The Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park () is a museum in Xindian District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. History The building used to serve as a military school from 1957 to 1967. It later housed military courts and a detention center called the J ...
) and Green Island (
Green Island White Terror Memorial Park The Green Island White Terror Memorial Park () is a memorial park in Green Island, Taitung County, Taiwan to commemorate the victims of the White Terror. History The area used to be the shelter area during the Japanese rule. After martial ...
). The museum was established on March 15, 2018, and opened on May 18, 2018. The museum has collections of documents, research and educational materials relating to the period of
martial law in Taiwan Martial law in Taiwan () refers to the periods in the history of Taiwan after World War II during control by the Republic of China Armed Forces of the Kuomintang-led Government of the Republic of China regime. The term is specifically used to ...
and works with museums in Taiwan and internationally.


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2018 establishments in Taiwan Museums established in 2018
Human Rights Museum A human rights museum is a museum that specializes in the display of artifacts and memorabilia related to human rights incidents. Some, such as the Canadian Museum for Human Rights operate to "enhance the public's understanding of human rights, ...
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