Press Releases

2023
Alliance Statement | The Exercise of the Power of Consent for Grand Justices Must Be Prudent; The Four Parties in the Legislative Yuan Must Not Rush Through the Process
The Office of the President announced today four nominees for Grand Justices: Tsai Ts'ai-chen, Chu Fu-mei, Ch'en…

2023
Joint Statement|Regarding the Incident of Police Violence Against a Citizen by Officers of the Chungli Precinct
The Chungli Precinct failed to review its internal duty execution and educational issues following the previous…

2023
Statement on the Executive Yuan's Amendment Draft to the Personal Data Protection Act: Merely Modifying the Competent Authority and Strengthening Penalties is Insufficient to Ensure Personal Data Protection
On April 13, 2023, the Executive Yuan announced amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act pursuant to…

2023
Joint Statement | eID Judgment: The Litigation Has Achieved Its Interim Goals
Allowing everyone to choose a "chip-free ID card" based on their own needs should be the bottom line of the digital ID…

2023
Joint Statement | Anticipatory Preventive Injunction Suit Regarding the eID Awaiting Judgment: Hoping the Court Acts as a Democratic Defense Line for Taiwan's Identification System
The Taipei High Administrative Court announced on April 13, 2023, that judgment on this case will be rendered on May…

2023
Statement | Pro Bono Legal Team for the Ch'en Ching-k'ai Case Issues Statement on the Dismissal of the Third Criminal Retrial Application
Regarding the dismissal of the third retrial application in the Ch'en Ching-k'ai case by the Taiwan High Court…

2023
Swiftly Reveal the Truth of the Chiou Ho-shun Case and Fulfill the Original Intent of the Institutional Design | The Volunteer Defense Counsel and Rescue Team for Chiou Ho-shun
In view of the operational problems of the review committee and related regulations, there is evidently a need for…

2023
Press Conference | Good or Bad, Every Example Serves as a Lesson: Overall Evaluation of the Reports from the First Term of Prison and Detention House External Inspection Panels
One of the highlights of the amendments to the Prison Act and the Detention Act is that, to implement the principle of…

2023
Review General Report on the Central Government General Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2023: Judicial Yuan and Ministry of Justice Sections
On February 16, 2023, the Office of the President promulgated this year's "Review General Report on the Central…
