Press Releases
2020
The democratically elected president does not trust the people, rushing legislation with zero impact for judicial reform: Sit-in protest and press conference opposing the inclusion of the Draft National Participation in Criminal Trials Act in the Legislative Yuan's provisional session
The Alliance for Promoting the Concurrent Trial of Lay Participation and Jury Systems—composed of civil society…
2020
Clear Procedures Must Be Established for Assisting Hong Kong Residents; Private Sector Representatives Should Be Included in Project Review and Implementation Oversight
The Mainland Affairs Council held a press conference yesterday (the 18th) to officially announce the specific details…
2020
DPP Legislates Hastily, Civil Society Resists to the End - Press Conference on Opposing the Deliberation of the Citizen Participation in Criminal Trials Act in the Legislative Yuan's Extraordinary Session
The Alliance for the Parallel Trial of Lay Participation and Jury Systems, composed of 170 civil society organizations…
2020
Joint Statement by Civil Society Organizations Regarding the Mainland Affairs Council's Announcement of the "Hong Kong Humanitarian Aid and Care Project"
Today (the 18th), the Mainland Affairs Council held a press conference to announce the "Hong Kong Humanitarian Aid and…
2020
Article 153 of the Criminal Code on Instigation Is Unconstitutional! Press Conference on Filing the Motion to Suspend the Trial and Petition for Constitutional Interpretation in the March 23 Executive Yuan Occupation Case
We request the Supreme Court to suspend the trial and petition the Grand Justices for a constitutional interpretation,…
2020
Judicial Yuan President Opposes Reform and Holds President Tsai Ing-wen Hostage ~ Public Press Conference Demanding a Public Debate with President Hsu Tsung-li
This Wednesday (the 10th) at 19:00, the Alliance presented the draft provisions for the concurrent trial of lay…
2020
What is the Taiwan National Bar Association's Judicial Reform Policy? A Statement of Questions for Taiwan National Bar Association Candidates
On December 13 last year (2019), the Legislative Yuan passed the third reading of the amendments to the Attorney…
2020
Alliance Press Conference: Lay Judges Act Should Not Be Haughtily Legislated Before a Bipartisan Consensus is Reached
On May 8, the Alliance for the Simultaneous Trial and Implementation of Lay Participation Systems petitioned at the…
2020
"Hong Kong National Security Law" Ends Hong Kong's Autonomy! Civil Society Organizations Jointly Condemn Authoritarian China and Call for the Implementation of an Asylum Mechanism for Hongkongers
As the one-year anniversary of the anti-extradition bill movement approaches, the situation in China and Hong Kong has…
