Press Releases
2015
To Appeal or Not: The Prosecutor-General Must Take a Stand — Press Conference Calling on the Prosecutor-General to Forego Appeal in the Hsu Tzu-chiang Case
After the Taiwan High Court rendered a not-guilty verdict in the ninth retrial of the Hsu Tzu-chiang case on September…
2015
"Lie Detector Reports Can Lie?!" Press Conference
"Polygraph testing" is often resorted to by judicial practitioners as a form of "divination" when they cannot find…

2015
Press Conference on Requesting State Compensation from the Taipei City Government for the March 24 Executive Yuan Violent Clearance
The Administrative Litigation Division of the Taipei District Court has held that the Taipei City Government is liable…
2015
Innocence Without Fear, Justice Arrives Late: Celebrating Twenty Years of Judicial Reform – Statement on the Not-Guilty Verdict of Hsu Tzu-chiang's 9th Remand Trial
At 11:00 AM this morning, judges Hsieh Ching-huan, Lin I-hsiu, and Wu Tso-cheng of the Taiwan High Court panel…
2015
Establishing a Permanent Judicial Reform Committee: Press Conference on Demands and Visits to Presidential Candidates
With the 2016 presidential election approaching, presidential candidates from various political parties have…

2015
Lin Ming-hui, Victim of the March 23–24 Executive Yuan Violent Clearance, Seeks State Compensation ~ Post-Judgment Press Conference
Today, the Administrative Litigation Division of the Taipei District Court ruled in favor of teacher Lin Ming-hui,…

2015
Supporting A-Tsai from Luchou, Putting Down Roots in Taiwan~ 20 Years of Local Service: Press Conference Calling for the Issuance of a "Special Contribution" Alien Resident Certificate
The case of A-tsai, an Indonesian national, highlights the grave human rights repercussions of severe labor…

2015
Clues Traversing Time and Space: Returning to September 1, 1995—Press Conference on the Simulated Inspection Tour of the Hslu Tzu-chiang Case

2015
Human Rights for Legal Defenders: A Modest Appeal Amidst State Repression — Civil Society Press Conference in Solidarity with Chinese Human Rights Lawyers
One of the voices China fears the most comes from Taiwan. If Taiwan's media only engages in self-censorship and avoids…
