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[Encore Session Added] Wrongful Conviction Lecture Series: Knock, Knock—Fate is Calling
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The Judicial Reform Foundation (JRF) was established in November 1995. Its main areas of work include legal advocacy, monitoring and evaluation, individual case tracking, and educational promotion. The power of reform must come from the bottom up; only through the driving force of civil society can the dream of reform become reality and ultimately establish a judiciary trusted by the people.
The "Wrongful Conviction Lecture Series: Knock, Knock—Fate is Calling" received an enthusiastic response! Therefore, we are adding extra sessions. Thank you all for your support!
The law may seem distant to us, but have we ever considered that our own profession might bring unexpected legal troubles? A law-abiding civil servant can be wrongfully convicted, and someone devoted to music and art can become entangled in litigation. How should we respond when facing legal issues? This time, we have invited lawyers who rescue wrongful conviction cases and the exonerees themselves to share their personal journeys with you!
8/5 Wrongful Conviction Rescue—Standing on the Razor's Edge of Public Opinion
Speaker／Yu Po-hsiang Attorney, JRF Standing Executive Director
Moderator／Lo Wan-ting Attorney
Yu Po-hsiang, who has practiced law for 20 years, has participated in pro bono defense for the Su Chien-ho, Hsu Tzu-chiang, Chiang Kuo-ching, and Chiou Ho-shun cases. He is also one of the convenors of the legal defense team for the Wild Lily / 318 Movement...
- Time: August 5 (Sat.) 14:30-16:30
- Location: Judicial Reform Foundation (7F., No. 3, Lane 90, Sungjiang Rd., Jhongshan District, Taipei City 104)
8/12 My Music, My Hopes for Judicial Reform!
Speaker／Wen I-jen Former Music Director, Taiwan National Chinese Orchestra
Moderator／Hsiao Yi-min Director of JRF Complaint Center
Wen I-jen is one of the few international conductors in the music world who spans both Chinese and Western stages. Originally dedicated exclusively to classical music performance, Wen I-jen unexpectedly encountered both the best and the worst of the judiciary...
- Time: August 12 (Sat.) 14:30-16:30
- Location: JRF Central Taiwan Office (No. 845, Sec. 2, Taiwan Blvd., Xitun Dist., Taichung City 407)
8/19 The Road to Acquittal—The Wait in 1.368 Pings
Speaker／Hsu Tzu-chiang Wrongful Conviction Exoneree
Moderator／Huang Chung-hao
Hsu Tzu-chiang endured seven death sentences, two life imprisonments, a not-guilty verdict, five extraordinary appeals filed by the Prosecutor-General, and judgments by over seventy judges. He was 26 when he entered prison, and his acquittal became final at age 46.
- Time: August 19 (Sat.) 14:30-16:30
- Location: Lai Ho Cultural and Educational Foundation (4F., No. 242, Sec. 1, Jhongzheng Rd., Changhua City 500)
8/26 Daddy Lai Goes to School! This Class Called Law
Speaker／Lai Ting-fu Former Director-General, Eighth River Water Resources Bureau, Lai Chen Chun-yeh Lai Ting-fu's Wife
Moderator／Huang Chung-hao
Lai Ting-fu, a hydraulic engineering expert who served in water resource agencies for 32 years, has engaged in countless river and coastal restoration and engineering projects across Taiwan, as well as demolishing gravel plants and cracking down on illegal sand and gravel excavation. While serving as the Director-General of the Eighth River Water Resources Bureau in Taitung, in order to open a temporary river access road for transporting gravel, he was falsely accused of accepting a 100,000 NTD bribe from a gravel operator. With the assistance of the JRF, the Control Yuan released an investigation report in 2011 clearing Lai Ting-fu's name, and efforts are still ongoing.
- Time: August 26 (Sat.) 14:30-16:30
- Location: Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Southern Office (7F.-2, No. 312, Zhisheng Rd., Zuoying Dist., Kaohsiung City)
Event Contact
- Phone: 02-25231178#33 Mr. Su
- Email: sue@jrf.org.tw
Co-organizers
Lai Ho Cultural and Educational Foundation
Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Southern Office
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