2023 Annual Report
【年報出刊！分享2023好消息，與台權會一起守護人權】 你的支持與不放棄，是能帶來正面改變的關鍵，邀請您今年繼續支持，用人權守護台灣 。 ▌幾個好消息 跟友團合作出版《數位人權在台灣：2022企業則信報告》，我們負責檢視電信業者＆網購平台的隱私政策 難民庇護政策倡議成果，往前邁進一小步：尋求求庇護者可用專案方式申請「類推居留身份」 倡議遠洋漁工勞動議題，獲得行政院拍板增加預算補助漁船wi-fi覆蓋率 桃園航空城機場園區土地徵收訴訟勝訴 ▌ 2024年我們持續努力： 希望有天，在台灣尋求協助的難民，受到庇護機制保障；遠洋漁工可以獲得合理勞動條件，並擁有使用Wi-Fi的權利；而每個人能夠保有個人隱私，自主決定個資的使用目的，享有好好居住、安穩生活，以及發表言論自由，行使集會遊行與結社的權利。 財報：
23 Million Personal Data Leaked: TAHR Sues Ministry of Interior Over “Investigation Confidentiality”
TAHR seeks a court order mandating the MOI to provide transparency about the current status of data interfacing in the household registration system, citing illegal actions by the agency. This legal action follows a major data breach disclosed at the end of 2022, where over 23 million pieces of Taiwanese citizens' personal data were sold online.
Throwback 2023: TAHR’s Top Ten Human Rights News Stories
In 2023, while the pandemic situation eased, conflicts persisted globally, and civil society faced severe oppression, what human rights events occurred in Taiwan in 2023? Before the Lunar New Year, we have compiled TAHR’s top ten human rights news with quality and reliability. Let’s take a look together! 2023年疫情趨緩，然而國際間戰火不止，公民社會也受到嚴峻壓迫。在台灣，2023年發生了哪些人權事件呢？我們在農曆年前整理了品質嚴選有保證的台權會十大人權新聞，一起來看看！ 1. 23 Million Citizens’ Personal Data Leaked; Government Urged to Prevent ID Number Misuse and Improve Leak Notifications In 2020, our organization, alongside various groups, filed a preventive injunction litigation that challenged the mandatory implementation of chip/digital IDs under the New eID policy, seeking to mitigate the sweeping reissuance mandated by…
Using Art to Connect Communities and Foster Meaningful Public Engagement in Urban Planning
Translated by: Ashley, Intern Edited by: Zoe Wang and April, Intern Protecting Ecological Systems and Creating Resilient Communities | Flow Art in Action – “Let’s Move! Let’s Go Back Home Together” Exhibition Exhibition period: June 24, 2023 – October 24, 2023 Venue: Jianghu Open Studio’s Permaculture Experimental Farm, Greenbird Forest, No. 1535, Zhongzheng Road, Taoyuan District, Interdependent Cultural Community The opening ceremony of this year’s Flow Art in Action festival took place on June 24th at 10:00 AM at Jianghu Open Studio’s Pumen Experimental Farm. The festival showcases four art installations that invite people to reconnect with nature, protect the…
【Press Release】Follow the principle of non-refoulement! Publicize progress on a refugee law! 6/20 World Refugee Day Press Conference
Translated by: Zoe Wang, Intern On June 20th, which is World Refugee Day, Taiwan Association for Human Rights and Amnesty International Taiwan held a press conference together with a Congressman and members of different civil groups. They called on the Taiwanese government to publicize progress on creating a refugee law, implement the findings from the Third National Review of ICCPR and ICESCR (兩公約第三次國家報告), write the non-refoulement principle into law, and improve the asylum system. They also called for the establishment of an effective refugee status determination mechanism that protects refugees on the front lines of law enforcement while improving the…
The Majority of the Plaintiffs Have Won in the Taoyuan Aerotropolis Land Expropriation Case!
Translated by: Zoe Wang, Intern The Taoyuan Aerotropolis land expropriation cancellation lawsuit, thanks to the perseverance of the residents and the legal team, obtained a favorable ruling from the Taipei High Administrative Court. We appreciate the careful examination by the judges of the Taipei High Administrative into the points of contention, and hope that this verdict will again draw attention from the Ministry of the Interior, relevant government agencies, and society to the serious infringement of people’s basic rights caused by zone land expropriation. We also urge the Ministry of the Interior and the Civil Aeronautics Administration of the Ministry…
Joint Statement on the Adjudication of the Litigation of eID: Milestones Have Been Reached
Joint Statement on the Adjudication of the Litigation of eID: Milestones Have Been Reached The preventive injunction litigation of eID began in 2020. It attempts to alleviate the dilemma of not being able to vote after the announcement of the expiration of the old ID card for those who refused the mandatory issuance of chip/digital ID cards under the “Total Replacement” new eID policy. The Taipei High Administrative Court today dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that it did not fulfill the legal elements of “Preventive Injunction”. Despite the procedural non-compliance, the court stated in the gist of the reasoning…
Controversies over Taoyuan Aerotropolis Land Expropriation: Here’s What You Need to Know
Originally by: Yu Yicha, Deputy Secretary-General for the Taiwan Association for Human Rights Translated by: Chl, Intern Edited by: Zoe Wang, Intern Oral arguments for the largest zone expropriation case in Taiwan will begin soon. The development of Taoyuan Aerotropolis has heavily relied on zone land expropriation, which is itself a highly unconstitutional institution that completely deprives people of their property and residence rights and has a non-public nature as it transfers people’s property to other private individuals. It does not obey the public interest principle, on the contrary, it allows the the expropriation of land that is “necessary for…
Wi-Fi Now for Fishers Rights: Solidarity Gathering Outside the 2023 Boston Seafood Expo North America
Translated by: Chl, Intern Edited by: Zoe Wang, Intern (Photo: Wi-Fi Now for Fishers’ Rights at Sea) Migrant fishers campaigned for fundamental labor rights and Wi-Fi access while at sea alongside several domestic and international NGO groups. On Monday Taiwan time, they arrived in Boston and held peaceful demonstrations outside the Seafood Expo North America. Shi Yixiang, Secretary-General of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights: “Many say that Taiwan is a free and democratic country that values human rights in the Asia Pacific region, and that it is a technological powerhouse where everyone can easily enjoy convenient and inexpensive…
An Appeal of the Unconstitutionality of Land Expropriation: the Case of Taoyuan Yang-Mei Sports Park
Originally by: Yu Yicha, Deputy Secretary-General of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights Translated by: Chl and April, Interns Edited by: Zoe Wang, Intern The land expropriation institution in Taiwan has been the subject of repeated social controversies due to its mandatory nature, deprivation of people’s property rights, and the lack of procedural propriety, and has even been criticized as unconstitutional for a long time. On March 10th, the Land Expropriation Act and the case of land expropriation of the Taoyuan Yang-Mei Sports Park will be reviewed by the Constitutional Court. The plaintiffs contend that the expropriation process in this…
The Oral Argument of the Taoyuan Aerotropolis Third Runway Lawsuit Will be Held Soon. What are the Points of Contention Surrounding this Case?
Translated by: Zoe Wang The third runway of Taoyuan Airport is planned to be located north of the existing runway and is expected to be completed by 2030 at the earliest. Since the beginning of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process for the third runway, points of contention include the runway’s location, flight safety, and lack of social impact assessments. After over a year of preparatory hearings, the court will hold the oral argument for this case on March 16th, 2023. Let’s take a closer look at the disputes in this case! ▍Alternate Site Assessment was Not Conducted for the…
Let’s Not Forget the Past to Move Towards the Future: This Would Be Another 228, Depriving Taiwanese Citizens of Their Right to Interpret History | Transcript of a Speech Spoken at the Press Conference Before the 228 Commemoration Event
Original Speech by: Shi Yixiang, Secretary-General of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights Translated by: Ashley Zheng, Intern Edited by: Zoe Wang, Intern As a human rights organization founded during a period of authoritarian martial law, the Taiwan Association of Human Rights, true to its roots, must stand up and confront the violence imposed by the Kuomintang regime in Taiwan. From the February 28th massacre to the period of White Terror that followed, state actions frequently violated principles of freedom and democracy guaranteed in our constitution in a long and seemingly endless series of pressing human rights violations. TAHR was…