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Condemn State Violence. Urge government to properly respond to people’s request for Anti-nuclear power plants

Condemn State Violence. Urge government to properly respond to people’s request for Anti-nuclear power plants Taiwan Association for Human Rights translators: Pan Yi, Pinnhuei Lee   On the sixth day of Mr. Lin’s fasting, the government still didn’t give a clear response to whether or not to stop the construction of the nuclear power plant. National Nuclear Abolition Action Platform (NNAAP) called for a demonstration on April 27th and occupied Zhong-Xiao West Road by peaceful sit-in as a way to show civil disobedience and request the government to give people a deserving answer.      On the late night of 27th…

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Time for a meaningful rights body

THE EDITORIAL of Taipei Times, 2014 April 26th: Time for a meaningful rights body Taiwanese human rights advocates were joined by several foreign counterparts on Thursday in calling for an independent national human rights commission to be established, one that actually has the power to conduct investigations. However, their appeal will likely end up being just another statement in a debate about commissions that goes back decades. There has been talk about establishing an official rights commission since January 2000, shortly before the first transfer of power from a Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) administration. The key sticking point over the years…

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Rights advocates call for independent commission

Home / Taiwan News  Fri, Apr 25, 2014 – Page 3　 Rights advocates call for independent commission   By Loa Iok-sin  /  Staff reporter     Rosslyn Noonan, former chair of New Zealand’s National Human Rights Commission, left, and Henri Tiphagne, chairperson of FORUM-ASIA, right, attend a press conference organized by Covenants Watch and Taiwan Association for Human Rights in the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Lo Pei-der, Taipei Times Human rights advocates from Taiwan and abroad affiliated with the Asian NGO Network for National Human Rights Institutions yesterday called for the establishment of an independent national human rights commission with…

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TAHR’s statement regarding Constitutional Interpretation No. 718

Taiwan Association for Human Rights has issued a statement regarding the Grand Justices’ Interpretation No. 718 regarding the constitutionality of Taiwan’s Assembly and Parade Act. According to their statement, the Grand Justices failed in preserving the right to assemble, and excessive power still lies in the hands of authorities. __________ Taiwan Association for Human Rights’ statement regarding Constitutional Interpretation No. 718  During the visit of Chinese envoy Mr. Chen Yun-lin at the end of 2008, the excessive and reckless force against protesters, under the pretext of national security, caused a series of demonstrations held by civil society organizations (CSOs) in Taiwan,…

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Protect the rights of Tibetans in Taiwan

Protect the rights of Tibetans in Taiwan   By Huang Song-lih and Shih Yi-hsiang 黃嵩立，施逸翔  /  Mon, Mar 10, 2014 – Page 8     On March 10 every year, Tibetans around the world and their supporters come together to commemorate Tibetan Uprising Day. This year marks the 55th anniversary of the uprising. For Tibetans, neither Dharamsala, India, or free and democratic Taiwan is their homeland. Tibet is their home. In 1959, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) invaded Tibet, forcing the 14th Dalai Lama to flee, which triggered an exodus of Tibetans across the Himalayas into India, away from…

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Refugee, Asylum seekers and stateless people in Taiwan

UDHR the international human rights convention and the international society have confirmed the right to asylum. If a person is prosecuted by his country because he defends his own or other people's human rights, the other countries have an obligation to provide protection and follow the non-refoulement principle. Besides,states should prevent the stateless status and protect the stateless people.  Taiwan, is a democratic country proud of its human rights situation in Asia. How does the country treat the asylum seekers and stateless people? It will only take you a few minutes through the 3 short films to understand these people's…

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END CRIME, NOT LIVES!

 END CRIME, NOT LIVES!   THE JOINT STATEMENT OF ASIAN ABOLITIONISTS ON THE 11TH WORLD DAY AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY     October 10, 2013   There is increasing recognition among nation states that capital punishment is undesirable. The global movement for the abolition of the death penalty has grown significantly in the past decade, and a milestone was reached when the United Nations General Assembly voted on a moratorium in 2007. According to UN statistics, more than 150 States today have either abolished the death penalty or halted executions.   However, it remains troubling that a number of countries…

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International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance

International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance   [pdf] FINAL VERSION 10 JULY 2013 As technologies that facilitate State surveillance of communications advance, States are failing to ensure that laws and regulations related to communications surveillance adhere to international human rights and adequately protect the rights to privacy and freedom of expression. This document attempts to explain how international human rights law applies in the current digital environment, particularly in light of the increase in and changes to communications surveillance technologies and techniques. These principles can provide civil society groups, industry, States and others with a…

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International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance

International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance   [pdf] FINAL VERSION 10 JULY 2013 As technologies that facilitate State surveillance of communications advance, States are failing to ensure that laws and regulations related to communications surveillance adhere to international human rights and adequately protect the rights to privacy and freedom of expression. This document attempts to explain how international human rights law applies in the current digital environment, particularly in light of the increase in and changes to communications surveillance technologies and techniques. These principles can provide civil society groups, industry, States and others with a…