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30Apr.
2014

Do Not Let the Ghost of the Police State Be Resurrected

Lin Chen-hsien / Judge, Tainan District Court

Taipei City Mayor Hao Lung-bin ordered the police to disperse protesters occupying Chung Hsiao West Road under the…

29Apr.
2014

Justifying Nuclear Power Plants Through Executions

Ch'ien Chien-jung, Judge, T'aoyuan District Court

It is understood that newly appointed Minister of Justice Lo Ying-sheng intends to carry out executions again, citing…

29Apr.
2014

Statement by the JRF Regarding Today's (29th) Passage of the Personnel Consent Case for Prosecutor-General Yen Ta-ho by the Legislative Yuan

Judicial Reform Foundation

Statement by the JRF Regarding Today's (29th) Passage of the Personnel Consent Case for Prosecutor-General Yen Ta-ho by…

25Apr.
2014

Three Questions for Chief Prosecutor Yang Chih-yu ~ Press Conference on "Did Prosecutors Abuse Their Power and Fail to Prosecute in the Taipei City Department of Transportation's 'Meilifu Case'?"

Judicial Reform Foundation

Yesterday (the 24th), the Taipei District Prosecutors Office concluded its investigation into the MRT Hsintien Depot…

25Apr.
2014

Holding State Violence Accountable, Fully Launched! Press Conference on Filing Lawsuits over the March 24 Bloody Crackdown at the Executive Yuan

Judicial Reform Foundation

In the early morning of March 24, citizens and students at the Executive Yuan were subjected to a bloody crackdown and…

25Apr.
2014

Ten Questions for the Prosecutor-General (Part 2)

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

On April 16, the Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee of the Legislative Yuan conducted a qualification…

21Apr.
2014

Nuclear Phase-out is a Fundamental Issue of Democracy

Liu Ching-yi / Professor, College of Social Sciences, National Taiwan University; President, Taiwan Association for Human Rights / Cheng-society

Mr. Lin is preparing to fast at the I-kuang Church—the site of the Lin family massacre—to awaken the public to the…

17Apr.
2014

“Just Passing By” / “Taking a Stroll” and J.Y. Interpretation No. 718

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Taiwan Association for Human Rights / Judicial Reform Foundation

The Sunflower Student Movement wrapped up on the 10th, but crowds unexpectedly re-gathered the very next day. This…

17Apr.
2014

Why Was Lo Ying-syu in Such a Rush to Take a Stance?

Lin Chen-hsien, Judge, Tainan District Court

The Minister of Justice claimed that whether student movement cases are "unconstitutional" cannot be decided…