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23Mar.
2022

Sidelights | From "Comfort Women" to #MeToo Pioneers: The Journey of Women's Rights

Huang Chih-ying / Intern, Department of Law, Providence University

In the river of history, there is a group of forgotten people. They are just like our grandmothers, yet in their…

21Mar.
2022

Press Conference Opposing the Judicial Yuan's Draft Amendment to the Code of Civil Procedure | Remarks by Legislator Chiu Hsien-chih

Judicial Reform Foundation

To restrict the right of appeal and adopt a very strict continuation-of-trial system at the second instance, we must…

16Mar.
2022

Review Report on the Central Government General Budget for Fiscal Year 2022: Judicial Yuan and Ministry of Justice Sections

Judicial Reform Foundation

On February 18, the Presidential Office published the Review Report on the Central Government General Budget for Fiscal…

27Feb.
2022

Statement of Opinion on the Ministry of Justice's 2021 Draft Amendments to the Money Laundering Control Act

Judicial Reform Foundation

Since 2014, the Judicial Reform Foundation has monitored what are commonly known in judicial practice as…

02Feb.
2022

JRF Social Work Internship | Even If You Are Not Ready, a Bottom-Up Organizational Culture Helps You Keep Moving

Li Yuan-Ching / NTU Department of Social Work

"Bringing together the strength of civil society to continue promoting reform and build a fair and just judiciary…

02Feb.
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

Lin Wei-Ting / Project Researcher at JRF

On January 19, 2022, the Control Yuan released Investigation Report No. 111000002, criticizing the Taipei Detention…

26Jan.
2022

Reflections from an External Inspection Report Reading Volunteer | Starting with Empathy: Small Efforts Can Add Up to Great Strength

Hsiao Shu-Yun, Hsu Chu-Ping (High School Students)

Before we begin, we would like to ask: when you see the words "prison" or "detention center," what comes to mind? Some…

25Jan.
2022

Seminar Sidelights | Taiwan Premiere of Nos están matando (They're Killing Us): The Life-and-Death Choices of Colombian Human Rights Defenders

Hu Kai-Ting and Lien Yu-Hsuan / JRF Interns

On January 22, 2022, in observance of the Day of the Endangered Lawyer (January 24), the JRF held the Taiwan premiere…

19Jan.
2022

Annual Review | Commentary on the 2021 Q1-Q3 Correctional External Inspection Reports and the Establishment of External Inspection Panels

Judicial Reform Foundation

External inspection panels at correctional institutions have now been operating for more than a year, and less than a…