Press Releases

1063 articles
04May.
2009

Are We Really Ready for the Two Human Rights Covenants? "I Accuse: The Police State" Press Conference

Judicial Reform Foundation

After the JRF filed a complaint at the Taipei District Prosecutors Office on November 5, 2008, accusing Lee Han-ching,…

14Apr.
2009

Taiwan's Judiciary is the Guilty One! Regarding the Tenth Remand Judgment Sentencing Defendant Chiou Ho-shun in the Lu Cheng Case to Death Again

Humanistic Education Foundation, Judicial Reform Foundation, Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty

Regarding the Taiwan High Court's ruling on April 13, 2009, which once again found the defendants in the Lu Cheng case…

20Mar.
2009

Copying Audio Recordings is a Right of Litigants, Not a Favor from the Court

Taiwan Bar Association, Taipei Bar Association, Judicial Reform Foundation

The Judicial Yuan recently issued a press release proposing a draft amendment to the Regulations Governing Court Audio…

30Dec.
2008

2008 Work Achievements

Judicial Reform Foundation

2008 Work Achievements

05Dec.
2008

Still a "Regulatory" Act on Assemblies and Parades That Merely Whitewashes the Issue ~ Our Stern Statement on the Executive Yuan's Draft Amendment to the Assembly and Parade Act

Judicial Reform Foundation

Regarding the "Draft Amendment to the Assembly and Parade Act" recently passed and announced by the Executive Yuan at…

29Nov.
2008

Statement by the Foundation Regarding the Outbreak of Several High-Profile Major Corruption Cases Domestically

Judicial Reform Foundation

Over the past few months, several high-profile major corruption cases have broken out domestically, involving…

21Nov.
2008

Joint Statement Regarding the Ministry of Justice's Attention Drawn by Former President Chen's Defense Counsel Issuing a Hunger Strike Statement on His Behalf

Taiwan Bar Association, Taipei Bar Association, Judicial Reform Foundation

According to recent media reports, after visiting former President Chen who was detained incommunicado at the detention…

20Nov.
2008

President Ma, Stop Turning a Blind Eye! The Problem Is Not Just Violence but Violent Police: Civil Groups Form the Legal Team Against Police Brutality

Judicial Reform Foundation

Civilian groups and the "Legal Team Against Police Brutality" held a press conference on Thursday, November 20, in…

12Nov.
2008

Opposing Abuse of Power by Security Agencies and Police, and Reconsidering Whether the Assembly and Parade Act Should Stand: In Support of the Wild Strawberries Movement

Taiwan Law Society, Judicial Reform Foundation, Taiwan Bar Association, Taipei Bar Association

Around the time of the visit by Chen Yunlin, Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits…