Press Releases
2013
The Huaguang "Private-Law Dispute" and Police Misuse of the Police Power Exercise Act: Are We Back in a Police State?
The Taipei Huaguang Community was demolished once again yesterday (Apr. 24). Thirteen hours prior to the scheduled…
2013
Statement Condemning the Ministry of Justice's Potential Resumption of Executions on April 19
Around noon today (April 19), organizations including the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty and the Covenants…
2013
Taiwanese Government Violates Covenants Again, Tseng Yung-fu Illegally Carries Out Executions Once More
The Covenants Watch, Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty, Taiwan Association for Human Rights, and Judicial Reform…
2013
Joint Statement Regarding the Criminal Compensation Ruling in the Su Case
Regarding today's (10th) High Court Ruling 101-Xing-Pu-Zi No. 36 concerning the petition for criminal compensation…
2013
JRF Statement on the Acquittal of Hsü Jung-chou in the Second Instance
Regarding today's (April 2) ruling by the Taiwan High Court in the 101st-year Chu-Shang-Tzu No. 1 murder case against…
2013
Taiwanese Society's Expectations for the Chairman of LAF
Since its conception in 1998, the Legal Aid Foundation (LAF) has shouldered infinite expectations and entrustments from…
2013
The Voice of the Suffering: Death Penalty Wrongful Convictions Inflict Suffering on More People
The report claimed that "the Cheng family frequently knocked on doors, reaching out to Su's wife through legislators,…
2013
"Devoid of Right and Wrong, Walk Out in Protest" ~ Press Release by Walkout Members of the Judicial Yuan's Personnel Review Committee
This highly controversial personnel proposal faced severe questioning and objections from nearly half of the members of…
2013
Judge Rebukes Ministry of National Defense for Delaying Tactics, Four Hearings Yield No Progress—Post-Court Observation Statement on the Ministry of National Defense's Civil Suit for Compensation against Ch'en Chao-min and Others in the Chiang Kuo-ch'ing Case
Regarding today's (13th) civil court hearing on the Ministry of National Defense seeking compensation from Ch'en…
