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30May.
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

Alliance for Monitoring Judicial Yuan Grand Justice Nominees

The Office of the President announced today four nominees for Grand Justices: Tsai Ts'ai-chen, Chu Fu-mei, Ch'en…

26May.
2023

Joint Statement|Regarding the Incident of Police Violence Against a Citizen by Officers of the Chungli Precinct

Taiwan Police Rights Association, Judicial Reform Foundation

The Chungli Precinct failed to review its internal duty execution and educational issues following the previous…

12May.
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

Judicial Reform Foundation

On April 13, 2023, the Executive Yuan announced amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act pursuant to…

12May.
2023

Joint Statement | eID Judgment: The Litigation Has Achieved Its Interim Goals

Joint Organizations

Allowing everyone to choose a "chip-free ID card" based on their own needs should be the bottom line of the digital ID…

21Apr.
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

Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Open Culture Foundation, Judicial Reform Foundation

The Taipei High Administrative Court announced on April 13, 2023, that judgment on this case will be rendered on May…

12Apr.
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

Judicial Reform Foundation

Regarding the dismissal of the third retrial application in the Ch'en Ching-k'ai case by the Taiwan High Court…

07Apr.
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

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…

17Mar.
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

Judicial Reform Foundation

One of the highlights of the amendments to the Prison Act and the Detention Act is that, to implement the principle of…

16Mar.
2023

Review General Report on the Central Government General Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2023: Judicial Yuan and Ministry of Justice Sections

Judicial Reform Foundation

On February 16, 2023, the Office of the President promulgated this year's "Review General Report on the Central…