Press Releases

2021
Ten Years Since Wang Hsin-Fu's Death Sentence Became Final-Full Speeches from the Rescue Team Launch Press Conference
The central concern raised by speakers was the weakness of the evidence supporting Wang Hsin-Fu's death sentence: the…

2021
Online Book Launch for The Stolen Right to Counsel by Attorney Wu You-Shui
The Stolen Right to Counsel was written by Attorney Wu You-Shui, father of a defendant in the Changsha Three case and a…

2021
Judicial Discipline and Public Hearings: The Judiciary Must Also Face Public Scrutiny-JRF Statement Ahead of the Second Public Hearing in the Shih Mu-Chin Case
The Control Yuan's impeachment case against Shih Mu-Chin, former President of the Public Functionary Disciplinary…

2021
Shih Mu-Chin Case | Amicus Curiae Brief (II) for Case No. 109-Cheng-Tzu-9
Tomorrow, the Disciplinary Chamber of the Disciplinary Court will hold the first hearing in the first-instance…

2021
End Torture-Chiou Ho-shun Is Still Waiting: Press Conference on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
June 26 is the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The observance traces back to the…

2021
Remote Court Hearings, Public Oversight! JRF Statement on the Implementation of the Special Act for the Judicial Procedures during the Period of Communicable Diseases with Severe Epidemic Conditions
On June 18, during its special session, the Legislative Yuan passed the Special Act for the Judicial Procedures during…

2021
Sound Laws and Safeguards Are Essential to Prevent Gaps in Pandemic Control-JRF's Four Statements on Police Misuse of 1922 SMS Contact-Tracing Data
In view of the worsening domestic COVID-19 outbreak, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) launched the "1922 SMS…

2021
No Rights! No Games! Taiwan Civil Society Groups Hold "Boycott Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics-2021 Global Day of Action" Press Conference
On June 23, International Olympic Day, 25 countries and more than 50 cities worldwide held a "Global Day of Action,"…

2021
