June 4th is a test of our belief in democracy and human rights
Taiwan’s civil society supports the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of June 4th We still remember, exactly twenty years ago, how we shed te…
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Ma, CCA chief “Killing human rights”
Ma, CCA chief ‘Killing human rights’ Protesters demand preservation of Chingmei martial law courtroom and prison memorial By Dennis Engbar…
EDITORIAL: An exercise in wasting time
EDITORIAL: An exercise in wasting time Wednesday, Apr 29, 2009, Page 8 For civic groups that long hoped for an overhaul of the Assembly and Parade Act…
KMT tosses gauntlet at Taiwan human rights
KMT tosses gauntlet at Taiwan human rights Taiwan News, Staff WriterPage 62009-04-28 12:30 AM Taiwan’s eroding standard of civic and human right…
Activists pan changes to Assembly and Parade Act
Activists pan changes to Assembly and Parade Act By Shelley HuangSTAFF REPORTERTuesday, Apr 28, 2009, Page 2 Civic groups yesterday slammed the govern…
Who will watch the watchers?
By Chiu E-ling and Liu Ching-yi 邱伊翎，劉靜怡 Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009, Page 8, Taipei Times Recent newspaper reports have revealed that the National Police …
Council draws fire over human rights park plan
Council draws fire over human rights park plan By Loa Iok-sin and Rich ChangSTAFF REPORTERSSaturday, Apr 18, 2009, Page 1 “It is ridiculous that the M…
The First Step toward International Human Rights Standards
Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR) welcomes Taiwan’s ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the …
A Mission That Doesn’t Alter
From 1999 to 2006, from an Alliance for the Promotion of a NHRC to nothing, Taiwanese people and civil society witnessed the fail of one promising par…
Rights groups hail ratification of UN pacts
Human rights groups yesterday welcomed the legislature’s ratification of two UN human rights conventions on Tuesday — 42 years after their signing — a…