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21Nov.
2021

Book Talk | Attack on Citizens: Why Does State Violence Become Excessive-or Fail to Act?

Judicial Reform Foundation, Plain Law Movement, New Academic Books Publishing

Attack on Citizens uses real events in Taiwan to help readers cut through political slogans and think about social…

20Nov.
2021

2021 Taiwan International Human Rights Film Festival | Community Screenings and Post-Screening Discussions

Judicial Reform Foundation Taichung Office

The JRF Taichung Office joined the 2021 Taiwan International Human Rights Film Festival with community screenings of…

17Nov.
2021

Compulsory Labor: A Rehabilitative Measure Difficult to Distinguish from the Execution of Imprisonment

Lin Wei-Ting / Project Researcher, Judicial Reform Foundation

Following the Constitutional Court's October 2021 oral argument on Taiwan's compulsory-labor regime, this article asks…

15Nov.
2021

Opening Public Debate and Confronting Systemic Problems in Wrongful Dummy-Account Cases | JRF Response to Media Reports and Statements

Judicial Reform Foundation

Responding to criticism that it was pressuring courts to acquit dummy-account defendants, the JRF clarifies that it has…

10Nov.
2021

Op-Ed | Limiting the Stalking and Harassment Prevention Act to "Sex or Gender" Will Only Increase Police Work

Lü Cheng-Yen / Attorney, Legal Researcher at the Judicial Reform Foundation

The article argues that limiting stalking and harassment to conduct "related to sex or gender" will not meaningfully…

10Nov.
2021

Ms. Y Case | Amicus Curiae Brief in Disciplinary Court Case No. 110-Cheng-Shang-3

Judicial Reform Foundation

The amici argue that the Disciplinary Court should accept civil-society submissions in a major gender-rights case by…

10Nov.
2021

Gender-Equality and Judicial-Reform Groups Submit Amicus Brief in Ms. Y Case and Invite Court Observation

Judicial Reform Foundation

Gender-equality and judicial-reform organizations jointly submitted an amicus curiae brief in the disciplinary appeal…

08Nov.
2021

Press Conference | Clearing Lo Ming-Tsun's Name Despite Every Obstacle: Calling on the Prosecutor-General to File Another Extraordinary Appeal

Judicial Reform Foundation

Supporters of Lo Ming-Tsun launched a petition urging the Prosecutor-General to file another extraordinary appeal in a…

05Nov.
2021

Op-Ed | Chiou Ho-shun's Pro Bono Legal Team: Torture Created an Irresolvable Wrongful Conviction-The President Should Grant a Pardon

Chiou Ho-shun's Pro Bono Legal Team

Chiou Ho-shun's pro bono legal team argues that the case combines exceptionally clear evidence of police torture with…