The misfortunes Bo Yang experienced in his own life fostered the acute interest he showed in human rights issues in his later years. He established Amnesty International Taiwan at age 75, and personally attended the unveiling of the human rights memorial on Green Island in 1999. Ever in the public eye, Bo Yang's days were a mix of personal misfortune and creative endeavor.
因自身不幸遭遇，柏楊晚年非常關注人權議題，在 75 歲高齡創立「國際特赦組織中華民國總會」，1999 年見證綠島「人權紀念碑」的落成，柏楊的一生，始終動見觀瞻。