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26Jun.
2014

Chang Chih-chun Arrives in Taiwan: Breaking the Ice or Breaking Down Doors?

Kao Jung-chih / Attorney and Executive Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation

And so, on the internet, we saw the video of the Novotel hotel, strangely blended through a montage with the scene from…

20Jun.
2014

Can the Ministry of Justice Not Translate "Justice"?

Kao Jung-chih (Attorney-at-Law, Executive Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation)

Issues concerning individual cases and persons are easily highlighted and discovered, whereas legal and institutional…

17Jun.
2014

Can Judicial Habeas Corpus Relief Break the Cage of Social Stigma?

Shih I-hsiang (Executive Director, Taiwan Association for Human Rights & Covenants Watch)

"Hello, is this the Taiwan Association for Human Rights? I've been locked up in the Bali Psychiatric Center. The…

16Jun.
2014

Grand Justices, Come Out of the Closet Boldly!

Kao Jung-chih / Attorney, Executive Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation

On June 6, Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 721 was handed down. On the surface, it ruled that the 5% political party…

13Jun.
2014

The Chiang Case Is Not Yet Over, and Our Steps Will Not Stop!

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Taiwan Association for Human Rights / Judicial Reform Foundation (Note: JRF Executive Director)

You may have heard of the Chiang Kuo-ching case, but did you know that since Chiang Kuo-ching was wrongfully executed…

12Jun.
2014

Police Make Arbitrary Arrests, Prosecutors Cover for Them, and the Court Overrules Them! ~ Press Conference Denouncing Abuse of State Power

Judicial Reform Foundation

Since the March 18 occupation of the Legislative Yuan, police have repeatedly abused their power by arresting…

12Jun.
2014

Where Lies the Human Rights of the "Psychiatrically Labelled"?

Weng Kuo-yen / Pro Bono Lawyer for the Habeas Corpus Case, Liu Chi-wei / Executive Committee Member of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights

A 19-year-old youth surnamed Huang visited the suspect in the MRT homicide case. The very next day, based on false…

10Jun.
2014

Article 60 of the Draft Free Economic Pilot Zones Act Deceives the Public

Ch'en Ch'uan-yüeh (Former President, Taiwan Bar Association; President, Taiwan Forever Association)

To boost economic growth momentum, the government proposed the draft "Free Economic Pilot Zones Special Act." As the…

09Jun.
2014

Riding a Jet, Yen Ch'ing-piao Leaves Prison

Lo Shih-hsiang / Attorney, Member of Taiwan Association for Prison Reform

Unsurprisingly, Mr. Yen Ch'ing-piao was granted parole and left Taichung Prison last Friday. I imagined other inmates…