Press Releases
2013
Conclusion of Investigation in the Hung Chung-chiu Case: JRF Statement on Half-Hearted Reform Leading to Endless Future Troubles!
The military prosecutor's office concluded its investigation into the Hung Chung-chiu case amid public outrage, failing…
2013
Defending Freedom of Speech and Denouncing Unlawful Police Actions
Following the Dapu Incident, there have been successive incidents of peace advocates being unlawfully arrested,…
2013
Reviewing Laws to Implement the Two Covenants is a Governmental Duty by Law ~ Civil Society Will Not Endorse a Public Hearing Designed to Shirk Responsibility Casually
We believe that regarding this batch of bills violating the Two Covenants from 2009, because the government failed to…
2013
Public Notice Regarding the Judges Evaluation Commission: The Core Issue is Not the Severity of Punishment, but the Standards of Punishment Shaped by the Commission
In February of this year, our Foundation filed a request with the Judicial Yuan's Judges Evaluation Commission for an…
2013
Wrongful Conviction: An Accused Person's Indictment of Police, Prosecutors, and Judges
On March 26, 2010, Presiding Judge Satô Masanobu of the Utsunomiya District Court in Japan declared the defendant…
2013
Gazing at Human Frailty, Recognizing the Evil of Torture: June 26 International Day in Support of Victims of Torture | Bearing Witness to Torture Survivors
Torture is a punishment that inflicts severe physical or mental suffering, taking many forms from tangible to…
2013
【Case Call for Submissions】Seeking Information on Judges Erroneously Pasting Judgment Contents
Based on a citizen's complaint, the Foundation has requested an individual case evaluation against the judge who…
2013
Exposing Corrupt Prosecutors' Secret Techniques? Teaching You How to Coerce Confessions to Build a Case—"Hunting Corrupt Prosecutors" Press Conference Series (V)
This press conference is based on three cases. The first involves suspected vote-buying, the second involves a police…
2013
JRF Statement on the Prosecutor Evaluation Commission's Resolution in the Lin Kuan-yu Case
Regarding today's (the 23rd) resolution by the Prosecutor Evaluation Commission on the individual prosecutor evaluation…
