Press Releases

1063 articles
22Jun.
2008

Severe Condemnation of the Investigation Bureau's Barbaric Lack of Human Rights and Rule of Law

Taiwan Bar Association, Taipei Bar Association, Judicial Reform Foundation

Regarding the incident where Attorney Tseng Wen-ch'i was assaulted by investigation officers at the Investigation…

13Jun.
2008

Civilian Police's Day Celebration and Commendation Ceremony ~ Making the Names of Good and Bad Police Officers No Longer a Secret

Police Reform Alliance, Judicial Reform Foundation, Collective of Sex Workers and Supporters, General Association of R.O.C. Parents of People with Intellectual Disabilities, Ch'en Chieh-ju's Parliamentary Office

Tomorrow, June 15, is the annual Police's Day. While the National Police Agency has historically commended many…

10Jun.
2008

Criminal Procedure Reform, Human Rights First—Establishment of the Alliance for Criminal Justice Human Rights Legislation

Judicial Reform Foundation

With the implementation of the newly revised "cross-examination" system in Taiwan's criminal procedure on September 1,…

18Mar.
2008

Joint Statement on Publicly Questioning the Presidential Candidates of Both Major Parties on Professional Judicial Issues

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

We, four organizations, previously held a press conference on January 30, 2008, publicly announcing that we would pose…

18Mar.
2008

How to Check the Arrogance of Power? A Solemn Statement on Legislators' Abusive and Unauthorized Intrusion into a Private Sphere

Judicial Reform Foundation, Taiwan Law Society, Citizen Congress Watch

Regarding the recent incident where four legislators—Fei Hung-tai, Lo Ming-tsai, Chen Chieh, and Lo Shu-lei—forcibly…

25Feb.
2008

Public Q&A Session Held by Legal Professional Associations, Attended by Hsieh Chang-ting

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

The public Q&A session for the presidential candidates of both major parties, jointly organized by four legal…

22Feb.
2008

Public Q&A Session with Major-Party Presidential Candidates Hosted by Legal Professional Organizations

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

The Taiwan Bar Association, Judicial Reform Foundation, Taipei Bar Association, and Taiwan Law Society jointly decided…

30Dec.
2007

2007 Work Achievements

Judicial Reform Foundation

2007 Work Achievements

21Dec.
2007

Judges Act Aborted, Judicial Reform Tarnished! JRF Statement on the Failure of Legislative Caucus Consultations on the Judges Act

Judicial Reform Foundation

The Judges Act, the highly anticipated core legislation for judicial reform, failed to pass during the final session of…