Li Ming-che Case Lecture Tour - Lecturer Training

Lee Ming-che from Taiwan's Wenshan Community University has been arrested and detained since March 19 of this year, a period exceeding 190 days. On September 11, Lee finally reappeared before his beloved family and the world watching him, standing trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Yueyang City in Hunan Province, China. Applying harsh laws that violate international human rights standards, peaceful criticism of the government and online speech advocating universal values were absurdly twisted and framed as criminal evidence of "subversion of state power"—this was the farcical scene played out in a Chinese court that day, witnessed firsthand by all Taiwanese people and the international community.

Although media reports are gradually decreasing, the intensity and breadth of public concern for Lee Ming-che must not diminish. As more and more people forget, such grave human rights violations by China will only happen again and again. Lee Ming-che will definitely not be the last individual case.

Therefore, the "Lee Ming-che Rescue Team" will launch northern, central, and southern "lecturer training" sessions along with a nationwide lecture tour to arouse greater public attention and engage citizens in in-depth discussions regarding the human rights issues and crises behind this incident.

The second training session will be held on October 15 at the JRF Taichung Office. Through a one-day training curriculum, background knowledge will be provided to prospective "seed lecturers" willing to give future talks, alongside a basic "lecture outline" to collaboratively discuss and formulate a "lesson plan."

Anyone interested in the Lee Ming-che case or aspiring to participate in future lecture tours is welcome to sign up for the central region training workshop. Friends in the southern region need not worry; we will soon plan and organize a southern lecturer training workshop as well.

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Time

2017.10.15 (Sun) 9:30-17:00

Location

No. 845, Sec. 2, Taiwan Blvd., Xitun Dist., Taichung City

Event Schedule

Time	Content	Lecturer
10:00-10:30	Self-introductions and Opening Remarks	Chiu I-ling / Taiwan Association for Human Rights
10:30-11:00	Chronology of the Li Ming-che Case	Chiu I-ling / Taiwan Association for Human Rights
11:00-12:00	Issues of Legal Jurisdiction	Sung Cheng-en / Ph.D. Candidate in Law, University of Oxford
12:00-13:00	Lunch
13:00-14:00	China's Foreign NGO Law and the Crime of Subversion of State Power	Hsiao I-min / Judicial Reform Foundation
14:10-15:10	UN Special Human Rights Mechanisms	Huang I-pi / Covenants Watch
15:20-16:20	PPT Practice Lecture; Q&A and Discussion	Chiu I-ling / Taiwan Association for Human Rights
16:20-17:00	Confirmation of Lecturers Interested in the Tour	--

Organizers

Taiwan Association for Human Rights
Covenants Watch
Taiwan Association for Rational Governance
Haomin Cultural Initiative
Economic Democracy Union