Press Releases

2004
Fighting for Dignity and Equality: Extraordinary Appeal Press Conference on the Tsou Tribe's "Honey Incident" in Alishan
The Tsou tribal chief and his son of Alishan exercised jurisdiction over indigenous traditional territories, yet were…
2004
Formally United, Spiritually Divided: Results of the Questionnaire Survey on the First Anniversary of the Implementation of the New Criminal Procedure System
On September 1, the Judicial Reform Foundation, the Taiwan Bar Association, and the Taiwan Law Association held a press…

2004
NGOs for Judicial Reform Express Opposition to Wu Ying-chao's Appointment as Prosecutor-General
Incumbent Prosecutor-General Lu Jen-fa of the Supreme Prosecutors Office is set to retire on September 1. According to…

2004
Statement by the Judicial Reform Foundation Regarding the Legislative Yuan's Passage of the "Special Committee for the Truth Investigation of the March 19 Shooting Incident Act"
The Legislative Yuan today passed the "Special Committee for the Truth Investigation of the March 19 Shooting Incident…

2004
There is a Monster! Press Conference on the Special Investigation Committee for the March 19 Shooting of the President and Vice President
Last Friday (August 13), negotiations between the ruling and opposition caucuses in the Legislative Yuan's provisional…

2004
Abolishing the Death Penalty: Ch'en Ting-nan's Resolve Remains Unwavering!
Representatives of the Alliance for the Promotion of Alternative to Death Penalty visited Minister of Justice Ch'en…
2004
Driven by Parochialism: Is the Supreme Court Becoming a 'Public Enemy'?
On July 23, the Council of Grand Justices of the Judicial Yuan rendered Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 582, declaring…

2004
Press Conference to Save Hsu Tzu-chiang
To save the life of death-row inmate Hsu Tzu-chiang, the Judicial Reform Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the…

2004
Rescuing Hsu Tzu-chiang, Never Give Up! The Supreme Court Dismisses the Prosecutor-General's Fourth Extraordinary Appeal for Hsu Tzu-chiang
The Judicial Reform Foundation (hereinafter JRF) issued a statement this evening (the 6th) upon learning that the…
