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18Jun.
2019

Judicial Reform Foundation Press Conference: Judges Act Reform Requires Non-Lawyer Participation to Oust Unfit Judges

Judicial Reform Foundation

Yesterday (June 17), the Legislative Yuan convened an extraordinary session to deliberate on urgent and important…

13Jun.
2019

New Challenges for Investigation Confidentiality on Police Day: Press Conference on the Entry into Force of the Amended Regulations Governing the Non-Disclosure of Investigations

Judicial Reform Foundation

The newly amended Regulations Governing the Non-Disclosure of Investigations officially took effect on June 15, 2019,…

13Jun.
2019

2019 Questionnaire by the Alliance for Citizens' Watch on Grand Justices Nominees

Alliance for Citizens' Watch on Grand Justices Nominees

The Legislative Yuan should postpone its review of the personnel consent nominations for Grand Justices and establish a…

13Jun.
2019

Consent Is Not a Mere Formalicley, Legislative Yuan Must Hold the Line—Alliance for Citizen Monitoring of Grand Justice Nominees Press Conference

Alliance for Citizen Monitoring of Grand Justice Nominees

The Alliance for Citizen Monitoring of Grand Justice Nominees, composed of 13 civil society organizations, held a press…

12Jun.
2019

Condemning the Hong Kong Government's Violent Crackdown and Demanding the Immediate Withdrawal of the Fugitive Offenders Bill

Concern Group on the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance by Hong Kong Students and Graduates in Taiwan

The Hong Kong government's announcement today (12) to reschedule legislative proceedings is merely a repetition of the…

11Jun.
2019

Four Calls to Action by Taiwanese Civil Society Organizations in Pragmatic Response to the Fugitive Offenders Bill ("Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill")

Joint Statement

The Legislative Council of Hong Kong is scheduled to review the Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in…

30May.
2019

Civil Society Evaluation Questionnaires Reveal Constitutional Vision ~ Alliance for Civil Monitoring of Grand Justice Nominees

Alliance for Civil Monitoring of Grand Justice Nominees

Composed of 13 civil society organizations, the "Alliance for Civil Monitoring of Grand Justice Nominees" (hereinafter…

08May.
2019

Establishing a System to Eliminate Unfit Judges and Prosecutors That Meets Public Expectations: Press Conference Calling on the Legislative Yuan to Support the NGO Draft Judges Act

Judicial Reform Foundation

According to Judicial Yuan statistics, in 2000 Taiwan had 1,464 judges, 4,569,114 newly received cases for the year,…

02May.
2019

Taichung Office Director Huang Wei-ting Resigned on April 30, 2019

Judicial Reform Foundation

Huang Wei-ting, Director of our Taichung Office, resigned on April 30, 2019. Starting May 1 of the same year, the…