(Paris, Taipei) Last week’s execution of a convicted murderer marks a massive step back in the fulfillment of the Taiwanese government’s promise to abolish the death penalty, FIDH and its member organization Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR) said today. “Capital punishment in Taiwan is an anachronistic vestige of the country’s authoritarian past. President Tsai should immediately announce an official moratorium on executions and take steps towards the abolition of the death penalty.” –Adilur Rahman Khan, FIDH Vice-President On 31 August 2018, Li Hong-Ji, 41, was shot by a single executioner at Kaohsiung Second Prison. On 15 June 2015, the…

Group protests recent executions LAW:：All six prisoners were awaiting the president’s decision on their pardon requests, and so they should not have been executed, a human rights advocate said By Loa Iok-sin  /  Staff reporter Fri, Dec 28, 2012 – Page 3     Activists opposed to the death penalty yesterday protested outside the Control Yuan in Taipei against Control Yuan President Wang Chien-shien, who had praised the executions last Friday of six prisoners. The protesters also asked the Control Yuan to look into Minister of Justice Tseng Yung-fu’s (曾勇夫) signing of the execution orders. Holding up signs condemning executions…

France, rights group condemn executions By Shih Hsiu-chuan  /  Staff reporter Thu, Dec 27, 2012 – Page 1     France has condemned the execution of six death-row inmates by Taiwan on Friday in the latest appeal from overseas urging President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) to reinstate a moratorium on the death penalty, which his administration ended in 2010. A statement issued by the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs said Paris “condemns the execution of six sentenced to death in Taiwan [on] December 21, 2012." France urged the restoration of the moratorium on capital punishment observed in Taiwan between…

    ‘Hsichih Trio’ are finally freed JUSTICE DELAYED:：Twenty-one years after the murders the trio had been convicted of, the High Court closed the case definitively in accordance with the speedy trials act By Rich Chang  /  Staff reporter, with CNA Sat, Sep 01, 2012 – Page 1     The “Hsichih Trio,” three former death row inmates in a long-running murder case that drew the attention of Amnesty International and other international human rights groups, were again found not guilty yesterday after the latest — and final — retrial by the Taiwan High Court. Calling the 21-year-old case closed,…

根據日前新聞報導，台灣政府即將於國慶日後執行另一批死刑，雖然法務部長否認，但新聞報導的來源來自於法務部高層，且法務部長也不否認台灣會繼續執行死刑。 總部位於巴黎的國際人權聯盟(FIDH)及總部位於泰國曼谷的亞洲人權與發展論壇(Forum-Aisa)得知此新聞後，立即與其會員組織台灣人權促進會(TAHR)共同發出公開信給馬英九總統。(…閱讀信件全文中文翻譯) Open Letter to the Government of Taiwan on the resumption of executions under the death penalty (click the link here to see the full-text document) His Excellency President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九)Office of the PresidentNo. 122, Sec. 1, Chongqing S. Rd.Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, TaiwanFax: +886-2-2383-2941Email (Secretary General) jlwu@oop.gov.tw 30 September 2011 Your Excellency, The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and our member organization the Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR) write to you today to express our grave concern on the resumption of executions under the death…

Joint Statement byAmnesty International Taiwan, Cross-Strait Agreement Watch Alliance, Taiwan Alliance to End Death Penalty and Taiwan Association for Human Rights On June 23, 2011, Amnesty International (AI) launched an urgent action to prevent the execution of two men – one of them a Taiwanese citizen, Lien Sung-ching – who are currently facing a death sentence in mainland China. With specific regard to the case, AI particularly pointed out the significant flaws in the judicial process and the controversial methods used to authenticate evidence

International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR) Joint press release Latest executions : a huge step back for justice in Taiwan Paris-Taipei, 14 March 2011 – The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organization, Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR) deplore the hasty execution of five prisoners on March 4, 2011. The families of the prisoners were notified only after the executions. These executions contradict previous statements by the authorities favoring abolition and isolate Taiwan in the worldwide movement towards a universal moratorium. The executed inmates were: Chong De-shu, Kuan Chung-yen, Wang Chih-huang,…

Taiwan – ADPAN welcomes “not guilty” verdict in “Hsichih Trio” case ADPAN, the Asia-Pacific network which campaigns for the abolition of the death penalty welcomes the important decision to acquit the “Hsichih Trio”. The Taiwan High Court found Su Chien-ho, Liu Bing-lang and Chuang Lin-hsun not guilty on 12 November. In considering the defendants’ case, the Taiwan High Court adopted the opinions of a written report by forensic expert, Henry Lee, who analyzed evidence from the crime scene. Dr Lee questioned the physical evidence which was allegedly insufficient to rule the three defendants guilty.