[[alternative]]The research of foreigners' democratic human Rights dedication in Taiwan

[[abstract]] 本文意旨在探討旅台外籍（機構）人士在台灣從事民主人權工作之貢獻，分別以基督教、天主教、國際特赦組織為探討對象。其最終目的，除了向世人陳述外籍宗教人士及國際非政府組織，在台灣傳教期間，不僅落實人道精神本質，並認同台灣的人、事、地、物。 台灣在民主化轉型過程中，無論在政治議題關懷、社會福利及文化教育的建立、政治良心犯的實際救援過程中，旅台外籍人士均以實際行動扮演幕後重要的推手，與台灣人民站在一起，將民主與人權等觀念深根於台灣人民心中。 本論文以台灣近代史（西元一八九五年∼迄今）為切入點，並搜整台灣從日據時期、國民政府戒嚴統治時期、總統民選及政黨輪替後訪間現存文獻史料，紀錄這些旅台神職人員及非營利（政府）組織，在台灣「愛」的故事，亦能以「感恩」的態度，面對台灣的未來、共創台灣的新願景。[[abstract]] This thesis intends to discuss and explore the contribution towards democracy and human rights by foreigners (foreign institutions) in Taiwan. Christian, Catholic, and the Amnesty International are explored respectively as the cases of this study. The purpose seeks to describe that foreign religious people and international non-governmental organizations no t only carry out the humanism during their periods of mission in Taiwan, but also recognize the people, culture, land, and all other matters of Taiwan. During the democratic transformation process, foreigners in Taiwan had played a vital role in terms of concerning about political issues, establishing social welfare and cultural education, and participating actual rescue process of political dissidents and offences. They stand with Taiwanese people, and deeply root the concept of democracy and human rights into Taiwanese people. This thesis uses modern history of Taiwan (1895 till now) as the point of penetration, and collects existing historical literatures from Japanese Colonial Era, Martial Law Era by Nationalist Government, popularly-elected president, and transfer of political power, to record the “love stories” of Non-Profit (Non-Governmental) Organizations and foreign missionaries in Taiwan. Also, with the attitude of appreciation, this thesis can face Taiwan’s future to create a new vision for Taiwan