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【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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Distant Sea Fishermen Need Wi-Fi Now

20 February 2023 Translated by: April, Intern Edited by: Zoe Wang, Intern Why is it Urgent to Provide Fishermen Working on Distant Seas Access to Wi-Fi? Here are two real-life stories from two Indonesian fishermen working on the Taiwanese fishing vessel Fritz jou (順捷): Andres Nabeleng, an Indonesian fisherman who has been working in Taiwan’s fishing industry since 2005, left home for 18 years in order to support his wife and their 13-year-old child. But from 2017 to 2018, he sailed on a  Taiwanese fishing vessel that sailed for 8 months that did not have access to Wi-Fi, which prevented…

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✸｜Count Down 2022 – Top Ten Human Rights News from TAHR｜✸

  ✸｜Count Down 2022 – Top 10 Human Rights News from TAHR｜✸ ✸｜倒數2022，台權會 #十大人權新聞｜✸ ​Human Rights Day is celebrated every year on December 10 with the theme of  “Dignity, Liberty, and Justice for All” this year. What human rights events happened in Taiwan in 2022? After Human Rights Day, we have compiled a list of the top 10 human rights news stories from the Taiwan Human Rights Association with quality assurance. Let’s check it out together.  每年的12月10日是世界人權日，而今年的主題是「尊嚴、自由、正義，人皆有之」。在台灣，2022這一年發生了哪些人權事件呢？在人權日後，我們整理出品質嚴選有保證的台權會十大人權新聞，一起來看看吧！ ​▍Fake Study Abroad for illegal working – Human Trafficking in Colleges and Universities ▍假留學真黑工，大專院校人口販運事件 In January this year, The Reporter uncovered that the…