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15Apr.
2015

The truth behind the Tsai Hsueh-liang case must continue to be investigated — Press Conference on the Ministry of National Defense ordered to pay NT$1.48 million in compensation in the Tsai Hsueh-liang case.

Judicial Reform Foundation

At 11:00 AM today (April 15), the Taiwan High Court delivered the judgment in the case concerning Air Force Staff…

26Mar.
2015

Civil Society Joint Statement: Opposing the Ministry of Justice’s Nomination of Judges Academy President Lin Huei-huang as Grand Justice

Taiwan Association for Truth and Reconciliation, Covenant Watch, Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Taiwan Forever Foundation, Judicial Reform Foundation, Association for Innocence, Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty, Hsinsheng Society

It is reported that the Ministry of Justice will recommend Judges Academy President Lin Huei-huang for the position of…

26Mar.
2015

Victims of Payment Orders: Pleading with the Court for a Way Out — Press Conference on Reforming the Payment Order System

Judicial Reform Foundation

The payment order is a system provided for under Articles 508 to 521 of the Code of Civil Procedure for the expeditious…

12Feb.
2015

State Power vs. the People's Rights: Press Conference Against Abusive Prosecution and for State Accountability

Economic Democracy Union, Referendum Alliance, Black Island Nation Youth Front, TAI-ZO VANGUARD, Democracy Front, Taiwan Professors Association, Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Judicial Reform Foundation, Taiwan Forever, 318 Anti-Black Box Service Trade Agreement Pro Bono Lawyer Team, Taiwan Democracy Watch, Taiwan Labour Front, Green Party Taiwan, Citizen of the Earth, Taiwan, Covenants Watch, Garden of Hope Foundation, Taiwan March, Taipei Society, Taiwan Alliance for Advancement of Youth Rights and Welfare, Amnesty International Taiwan, Awakening Foundation, Citizen Congress Watch, Environmental Jurists Association, North Society, Taiwan Women's Link, Citizens' Constitutional Initiative, Humanistic Education Foundation, Taipei Association of Social Workers, Taiwan Coalition for a Healthy National Insurance, Formosa Coalition

On February 10, the Ma administration indicted 119 students and citizens who took part in the March 18 occupation of…

10Feb.
2015

Pro Bono Legal Team Statement on the Taipei District Prosecutors Office's Conclusion of Its Investigation into the "Anti-Service Trade Agreement Protest Incident"

318 Anti-Black Box Service Trade Agreement Pro Bono Lawyer Team

Regarding the Taipei District Prosecutors Office's announcement today that it has concluded its investigation into the…

01Feb.
2015

Handover of the Chairperson of the Board

Judicial Reform Foundation

Effective February 1, 2015, Attorney Lin Yung-sung assumes the position of Chairperson of the Board of the Foundation.…

22Jan.
2015

JRF Statement on the Supreme Court's Dismissal of Wang Hsin-kai's Appeal (March 24 Executive Yuan Violent Clearance Private Prosecution)

Judicial Reform Foundation

In the early morning of March 24, the state used police force to violently clear citizens peacefully assembling at the…

22Jan.
2015

Is It Reasonable to Sentence Anyone Who Publishes Court Recordings to Imprisonment? ～ Joint Statement Opposing the Draft Article 90-4 of the Court Organization Act

Taiwan Bar Association, Keelung Bar Association, Taipei Bar Association, Taoyuan Bar Association, Hsinchu Bar Association, Taichung Bar Association, Changhua Bar Association, Tainan Bar Association, Taitung Bar Association, Kaohsiung Bar Association, Pingtung Bar Association, Judicial Reform Foundation

Public trial is the most fundamental principle of the rule of law. Except for cases where open trials are explicitly…

19Jan.
2015

Now is the Optimal Time to Amend the Order for Payment: A Response to the Judicial Yuan's Press Release of January 15, 2015

Judicial Reform Foundation

On January 13, 2015, the Foundation held a press conference on the legislative amendment of payment orders and…