Press Releases
2022
Statement | Police Officers Convicted of Unlawful Confinement for Inappropriate Stop-and-Frisk and Abusive Handcuffing of Migrant Worker: Civil Society Organizations Call on Police to End Discriminatory Enforcement Against Migrant Workers
This case marks the first successful lawsuit in Taiwan where a migrant worker filed criminal charges against police for…
2022
Police Officer Convicted for Unlawful Stop, Search, and Handcuffing of Migrant Worker; Civil Society Groups Call on Police Authorities to End Discriminatory Law Enforcement Against Migrant Workers
Being subjected to random police stops is a near-daily reality for migrant workers living in Taiwan. However, it is…
2022
Press Conference on the Disciplinary Court Series Court-Observation Activities | Not a Thing of the Past: Seven Major Cases Involving the 'Shih Mu-ch'in Figures' Are Under Review, and the Disciplinary Court Must Be Subject to Public Oversight
On September 9, 2020, the Control Yuan released an investigation report regarding the improper contacts, golf outings,…
2022
Attorneys' Team Statement | Constitutional Interpretation Case on the Dismissal of Whistleblower Li-Shen Tai Dismissed by a One-Vote Margin
On May 27 of this year (2022), the Constitutional Court dismissed the case by a vote of eight to seven among the Grand…
2022
Legal Opinion | Regarding the Constitutional Court's Acceptance of the Case Concerning the Constitutionality of Article 4, Paragraph 1 of the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act: A Request to Forward Relevant Information to Inmates
Regarding the Judicial Yuan Constitutional Court's acceptance of the case concerning the constitutionality of Article…
2022
Statement: Major Overhaul of the Administrative Litigation System—The Legislative Yuan Must Safeguard People's Rights and Interests
The Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee of the Legislative Yuan is scheduled to review the draft…
2022
NGO Response to Judicial and Death Penalty Issues at the Press Conference on the Third International Review of the Covenants
Since 2013, the Taiwanese government has invited international experts to Taiwan to conduct international reviews of…
2022
Post-Conference Press Release | Seminar on "Alleviating Judicial Burdens and Enhancing Judicial Quality"
From the 1999 National Conference on Judicial Reform to the 2017 National Congress on Judicial Reform, a fair,…
2022
Press Conference | Recognizing the Physical and Psychological Harm to Victims of Digital Sexual Violence and the Practical Difficulties of Handling It: We Need Amendments That Can Stop Digital Sexual Violence from Being Continuously Disseminated
In practice, a victim’s intimate sexual images are obtained by the perpetrator, who then uses them for threats,…
