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12Nov.
2008

Civil Groups Unite in a Silent Walk: Support the Wild Strawberries, Protect Taiwan!

Judicial Reform Foundation

How painstaking was the establishment of freedom and democracy? Over the past half century, millions of predecessors…

05Nov.
2008

Police Overreach Brings Back the Ghost of the Garrison Command: JRF Files Criminal Complaint Against Beitou Precinct Chief Lee Han-ching

Judicial Reform Foundation, Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Taiwan Labour Front, Humanistic Education Foundation, Green Party Taiwan

On the evening of November 4, Lee Han-ching, Chief of the Beitou Precinct of the Taipei City Police Department, served…

05Nov.
2008

Protesting the Ma Administration for Aligning with China's Low Human Rights Standards

Taiwan Civil Society Joint Statement

During the first Lien-Hu meeting in 2005, human rights groups demanded of the Kuomintang: "Political power may be lost,…

02Oct.
2008

Legislative Observation Group Observation Comments - Statement by the Alliance for Citizen Monitoring of Judicial Yuan Grand Justice Nominees

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…

01Oct.
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

Judicial Reform Foundation, Taipei Bar Association

On August 31, 2007, former President Chen Shui-bian nominated Grand Justice Lai In-jaw to serve as President of the…

30Sep.
2008

Civil Society Coalition for the Monitoring of Judicial Yuan Grand Justice Nominees Releases Evaluation Report

Civil Society Coalition for the Monitoring of Judicial Yuan Grand Justice Nominees

The Civil Society Coalition for the Monitoring of Judicial Yuan Grand Justice Nominees—comprising six civic groups…

20Sep.
2008

Give Us Good Grand Justices ~ Citizens' Coalition for the Monitoring of Judicial Yuan Grand Justice Nominees

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…

24Jun.
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

Judicial Reform Foundation

Tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, the amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure proposed by KMT Legislator Wu…

24Jun.
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'

Taiwan Bar Association, Judicial Reform Foundation, Keelung Bar Association, Taipei Bar Association, Taoyuan Bar Association, Hsinchu Bar Association, Miaoli Bar Association, Taichung Bar Association, Changhua Bar Association, Nantou Bar Association, Yunlin Bar Association, Chiayi Bar Association, Kaohsiung Bar Association, Pingtung Bar Association, Yilan Bar Association, Hualien Bar Association, Taitung Bar Association

Regarding the opinions expressed by Taipei Investigation Office Deputy Director Ts'en Heng-lin, Task Force Director Wan…