2016 Annual Work Agenda and Financial Report

Category	Key Work Items	Expenditure (NTD)
Monitoring and Wrongful Conviction Rescue	Individual case evaluations of judges and prosecutors, courtroom observation, wrongful conviction rescue team	4,671,761
Rooting the Rule of Law and Volunteer Empowerment	Human resource training, volunteer corps, student camps, central and southern Taiwan branch expansion, lawyer online platform	2,473,800
Citizen Participation in Trials and Legislative Advocacy	Citizen participation in trials, mock trials, reform of prosecutor, detention center, police and attorney systems, forensic science system reform	3,386,482
Pro Bono Lawyer Platform and Coalition Work	Social movement lawyer platform, March 18 pro bono lawyer team, coalition work	2,571,901
Online Marketing and Information Platform	Digital archives, publishing and editing, legal issue forums	1,843,039
Organizational Development	Online fundraising platform, annual fundraising banquet, supporter engagement	4,570,717
Administration	General administrative matters	3,562,024
Taichung Office	Monitoring and wrongful conviction rescue, rooting the rule of law and volunteer empowerment, citizen participation in trials and legislative advocacy, organizational development, administration	3,733,274
Center for Rule of Law Education and Legal Ethics	Translation and publishing work	316,914
Total Annual Expenditure		27,256,969

Citizens' Judicial Reform Movement

• In May, we formed a team for a cycling island tour, visiting 17 district courts and summary courts across Taiwan, holding 9 press conferences and 8 forums on judicial issues in various locations.
• Simultaneously, we collected opinions via the internet, mobilizing over 3,000 friends to participate in voting, synthesized the 10 judicial issues of greatest public concern, and submitted the issues to the Office of the President.
• In July, we invited representatives of various organizations to hold 2 meetings and forums to conduct causal analysis on judicial issues.
• With thorough preparation in 2016, we closely monitored the 2017 National Conference on Judicial Reform, recommended suitable candidates to actively participate in the National Conference on Judicial Reform, monitored its proceedings, and carried out live-streaming and translation work for the conference content.

Individual Case Rescue

• After 21 years, the case of Hsu Tzu-chiang finally resulted in a final acquittal in October 2016. Ah Chiang's new book, Waiting in 1.368 Pings: Hsu Tzu-chiang's Path to Acquittal, was interviewed by author Li Hao-chung and published by Acropolis Publishing. This year, the pro bono lawyer team will pursue a criminal compensation lawsuit for the acquittal.
• In the June 26 Wulai Roadblock Case, a pro bono lawyer platform composed of 200 lawyers engaged in the litigation, resulting in a final acquittal in March of this year.

Complaint Center

We assisted citizens in petitioning the Judges Evaluation Committee or Prosecutor Evaluation Committee for evaluations regarding illegal or derelict conduct by judges and prosecutors, implementing a monitoring and elimination mechanism. In 2016, our Foundation submitted a total of 6 judge and prosecutor evaluation cases, accounting for 71% of all judicial officer evaluation cases nationwide, making our Foundation a vital organization for monitoring judicial officers.

• Grievance cases accepted: 248
• Individual case evaluations accepted: 116
• Disputed cases accepted: 31
• Telephone grievance statistics:
  • Taipei Office—Incoming calls: 849; Outgoing calls: 1,131
  • Taichung Office—Incoming calls: 311; Outgoing calls: 641

Rule of Law Education

• In 2016, a total of 24 campus mock trial sessions were held, with over 720 students and citizens participating across Taiwan. Beyond campuses, we also conducted 2 large-scale mock jury trial activities.
• A total of 57 campus rule of law education lectures were held, with over 2,000 student participations.
• Regarding the training of newly admitted lawyers, we held 6 networking tea parties for new lawyers to recruit fresh blood for judicial reform.
• In July 2016, a 3-day senior high and vocational school law camp was held, attracting 150 participants.
• Cooperating with Legal Whiteboard on the column "Legal Life!", we completed 30 popular science legal articles.

Legal Ethics

• Completed 43 book club sessions translating and discussing German texts related to the deliberation process of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany. The new book will be published this year as a reference and benchmark for interpretations by the Grand Justices of the Judicial Yuan of our country.

2016 Financial Statement of Revenue and Expenditure

Item	Final Settlement Amount		Description
	Subtotal	Total
Revenue		29,488,051
Donation Revenue	28,880,981
Interest Revenue	523,136
Other Revenue	83,934
Expenditure		27,256,969
Personnel Expenses	Subtotal 14,620,225
Salary Expenses	12,412,266
Overtime (Duty) Pay	196,108
Retirement (Pension) Fund	630,563
Insurance Benefits	1,204,944
Other Personnel Expenses	176,344
Office (Administrative) Expenses	Subtotal 4,392,490
Stationery, Books, Newspapers, and Magazines	193,185
Printing and Binding Expenses	394,372
Utilities and Fuel Expenses	136,092
Travel and Transportation Expenses	984,169
Postage and Telecommunication Expenses	216,165
Taxes and Dues	0
Rent Expenses	1,624,600
Repair and Maintenance Expenses	51,547
Property Insurance Expenses	20,460
Public Relations Expenses	17,365
Other Office (Administrative) Expenses	754,535
Meeting and Event Expenses	Subtotal 6,795,160
Venue Expenses
Business Advocacy Expenses	4,294,602
Lecturing Honorariums, Writing Fees, or Attendance and Review Fees	1,944,239
Publishing and Distribution Expenses	18,941
Other Business Expenses	537,378
Acquisition Expenses	410,637
Donations	3,000
Depreciation	1,035,457
Pre-tax Surplus (Deficit) for the Period		2,231,082
Income Tax Expenses
Post-tax Surplus (Deficit) for the Period		2,231,082