This paper employs the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which celebrated its 60(superscript th) 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.