Press Releases
2008
Civil Groups Unite in a Silent Walk: Support the Wild Strawberries, Protect Taiwan!
How painstaking was the establishment of freedom and democracy? Over the past half century, millions of predecessors…
2008
Police Overreach Brings Back the Ghost of the Garrison Command: JRF Files Criminal Complaint Against Beitou Precinct Chief Lee Han-ching
On the evening of November 4, Lee Han-ching, Chief of the Beitou Precinct of the Taipei City Police Department, served…
2008
Protesting the Ma Administration for Aligning with China's Low Human Rights Standards
During the first Lien-Hu meeting in 2005, human rights groups demanded of the Kuomintang: "Political power may be lost,…
2008
Legislative Observation Group Observation Comments - Statement by the Alliance for Citizen Monitoring of Judicial Yuan Grand Justice Nominees
Following the release of its evaluation report on the Grand Justice nominees on September 30, the "Alliance for Citizen…
2008
What is the Use of a Judiciary That No Longer Serves the People? Recommendations on the First Anniversary of Judicial Yuan President Lai In-jaw's Taking Office
On August 31, 2007, former President Chen Shui-bian nominated Grand Justice Lai In-jaw to serve as President of the…
2008
Civil Society Coalition for the Monitoring of Judicial Yuan Grand Justice Nominees Releases Evaluation Report
The Civil Society Coalition for the Monitoring of Judicial Yuan Grand Justice Nominees—comprising six civic groups…
2008
Give Us Good Grand Justices ~ Citizens' Coalition for the Monitoring of Judicial Yuan Grand Justice Nominees
Established in 2003 by the Taiwan Law Society, Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Taiwan Association for University…
2008
We Oppose Amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure That Disregard People's Rights: Emergency Statement by the Alliance for Criminal Justice Human Rights Legislation
Tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, the amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure proposed by KMT Legislator Wu…
2008
Statement Regarding the Participation of Taipei Investigation Office Deputy Director Ts'en Heng-lin, Task Force Director Wan Chia-fo, and Section Chief Lou Jen-chien in the Press Conference Entitled 'Lawyers in Jeopardy, the Public in Imminent Danger'
Regarding the opinions expressed by Taipei Investigation Office Deputy Director Ts'en Heng-lin, Task Force Director Wan…
