Press Releases
2016
[Post-Press Release] Subversion Charges Applied to Rights Lawyers for the First Time: Press Conference in Support of Chinese Human Rights Lawyers
Following the first anniversary of the 709 Crackdown, the Chinese government successively arranged for Ch'ao Wei,…
2016
Regarding President Tsai Ing-wen's Nomination of Hsieh Wen-ting and Lin Chin-fang as Grand Justices and respectively President and Vice President of the Judicial Yuan – A Letter to the President from the Judicial Observer Coalition
To ensure public credibility for the nomination of Grand Justices, the President established the "Grand Justice…
2016
The Legislative Yuan Should Swiftly Pass the Amendment to the "Consent Appointment" to Implement a Rigorous Review Mechanism for Grand Justices
The Civil Alliance for the Monitoring of Grand Justices Nominees held a press conference today at the Legislative Yuan…
2016
[Petition] Urging the President to Withdraw the Nominations and the Legislature to Refuse Review ~ Joint Statement by the Civil Alliance for the Monitoring of Grand Justice Candidates
Regarding President Tsai Ing-wen's recent nomination of Hsieh Wen-ting and Lin Chin-fang as Grand Justices and…
2016
Vindicating the Chiou Ho-shun Case Marks a Major Step Forward for Human Rights in Taiwan—Statement by the Chiou Ho-shun Pro Bono Defense Team
Today (the 15th), Prosecutor-General Yen Ta-ho filed an extraordinary appeal for Chiou Ho-shun. The Chiou Ho-shun Pro…
2016
Openness, Transparency, and Sincere Dialogue Are Key to Trust in the Judiciary ~ Press Conference on the National Judicial Reform Movement
To pursue a healthy judiciary with the goal of establishing a permanent judicial reform mechanism, the JRF launched the…
2016
Free Chinese Lawyers from Their Cages - Taiwanese Civil Society's Statement in Solidarity with Detained Lawyers in China's "709 Crackdown"
Taiwanese civil society expressed concern and protest regarding China's "709 crackdown" twice last July and this…
2016
[Alliance Statement] Regarding the Presidential Nomination of Hsieh Wen-ting as Grand Justice and President of the Judicial Yuan, and Lin Chin-fang as Grand Justice and Vice President
Regarding President Tsai Ing-wen's nomination of Hsieh Wen-ting as Grand Justice and President of the Judicial Yuan,…
2016
Supervising Grand Justice Nominations and Review Starts with the Nomination Advisory Committee
At the end of May, President Tsai Ing-wen approved the Guidelines for the Establishment of the Nomination Advisory…
