Commentary

2022
Sidelights | From "Comfort Women" to #MeToo Pioneers: The Journey of Women's Rights
In the river of history, there is a group of forgotten people. They are just like our grandmothers, yet in their…

2022
Press Conference Opposing the Judicial Yuan's Draft Amendment to the Code of Civil Procedure | Remarks by Legislator Chiu Hsien-chih
To restrict the right of appeal and adopt a very strict continuation-of-trial system at the second instance, we must…

2022
Review Report on the Central Government General Budget for Fiscal Year 2022: Judicial Yuan and Ministry of Justice Sections
On February 18, the Presidential Office published the Review Report on the Central Government General Budget for Fiscal…

2022
Statement of Opinion on the Ministry of Justice's 2021 Draft Amendments to the Money Laundering Control Act
Since 2014, the Judicial Reform Foundation has monitored what are commonly known in judicial practice as…

2022
JRF Social Work Internship | Even If You Are Not Ready, a Bottom-Up Organizational Culture Helps You Keep Moving
"Bringing together the strength of civil society to continue promoting reform and build a fair and just judiciary…

2022
Op-Ed | Severe Overcrowding in Detention Centers Should Not Be Left to the Agency of Corrections Alone; the Ministry of Justice Must Also Act
On January 19, 2022, the Control Yuan released Investigation Report No. 111000002, criticizing the Taipei Detention…

2022
Reflections from an External Inspection Report Reading Volunteer | Starting with Empathy: Small Efforts Can Add Up to Great Strength
Before we begin, we would like to ask: when you see the words "prison" or "detention center," what comes to mind? Some…

2022
Seminar Sidelights | Taiwan Premiere of Nos están matando (They're Killing Us): The Life-and-Death Choices of Colombian Human Rights Defenders
On January 22, 2022, in observance of the Day of the Endangered Lawyer (January 24), the JRF held the Taiwan premiere…

2022
Annual Review | Commentary on the 2021 Q1-Q3 Correctional External Inspection Reports and the Establishment of External Inspection Panels
External inspection panels at correctional institutions have now been operating for more than a year, and less than a…
