After Lu explained the United Nations 'push for human rights around the world, she noted that the ultimate purpose of this group was to get the nation in synch with international human rights standards, so that people in Taiwan won't suffer just because the ROC isn't a member of the United Nations and can't sign its various human rights accords.
人權小組總召集人副總統呂秀蓮在說明聯合國推動世界人權的發展過程後表示，「總統府人權諮詢小組」最終目的在與世界人權接軌，結束以往我因未在聯合國內而無法參與的各項人權法案簽署，所帶來的與國際人權脫節現象。