Press Releases
2018
President Tsai Ing-wen's Judicial Reform Record After Two Years in Office: A Statement by the Judicial Reform Foundation
President Tsai Ing-wen's convening of the National White Paper on Judicial Reform in her first year in office to…
2018
Urging the Chief Prosecutor of the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office to Rescue Chiou Ho-shun Pursuant to the "Directions for Prosecutors' Offices Handling Applications for Review of Final Convictions"
This morning (May 4) at 11:00 AM, the volunteer legal team for the Chiou Ho-shun case and supporting groups jointly…
2018
Breaking CVI Vision Myths and Rescuing Ch'en Ching-k'ai: Press Conference for the Control Yuan Petition in the Ch'en Ching-k'ai Feigned Blindness and Insurance Fraud Case
As medical research, diagnosis, and treatment for CVI are still in their infancy in Taiwan, a lack of widespread…
2018
Press Conference in Response to the Ministry of Justice's "Prosecutorial Rotation System"
Recently, the Ministry of Justice announced the "Directions for Implementing the Rotation of Prosecutors in Courts and…
2018
Call for Cases: "Acquitted in the First Instance, Convicted in the Second Instance, with No Right of Appeal"
The Judicial Reform Foundation is promoting the addition of Article 7-11 of the Enforcement Act of the Code of Criminal…
2018
False Testimony in Exchange for Reduced Sentences? Confronting the Judicial Crisis of "Three Men Make a Tiger"—Press Conference Urging Control Yuan Members to Investigate the Hsiao Ming-yueh Case
Wrongful conviction defendant Hsiao Ming-yueh was framed and falsely determined by the court to have played a leading…
2018
Overhauling the Evaluation System to Tell the Good from the Bad: Press Conference on the Release of the Draft Amendments to the Judges Act Evaluation Chapters
The recent sexual harassment case involving a judge has once again severely undermined public trust in the judiciary.…
2018
Renowned Physician Who Saved Lives But Cannot Save Himself: Press Conference on Promoting Legal Amendments for 'Acquittals Overturned to Convictions Without the Right to Appeal'
Following last year's legal amendments, many citizens whose right to appeal was stripped away have successively…
2018
One-Year Anniversary of Li Ming-che's Arrest: Rescue Team Ties Yellow Ribbons in Front of Presidential Office
March 19 marks the one-year anniversary of Li Ming-che's arrest. The Li Ming-che Rescue Team gathered in front of the…
