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2021.01.01-06.30 Work and Financial Report | May the Long Night Fade, We Rise at Dawn

2021.01.01-06.30 Work and Financial Report | May the Long Night Fade, We Rise at Dawn

Last edited: 2026-08-30

Judicial Reform Foundation

In the first half of 2021, JRF continued to advance several major projects. After the pandemic worsened in mid-May, scheduled public events had to be postponed, but legislative research and preparation of case filings continued. Once conditions permit, we look forward to resuming a diverse range of in-person events. Below is a brief report on our work from January through June 2021.

 
 

Work Statistics from January to June 2021

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23sessions
Press Conferences

Hosted 13, participated in and supported 10

10pieces
Statements

Primary author of 6, participated in joint signatures for 4

1,970visitors
Exhibitions

3 exhibitions, with a total of 1,970 visitors

4,763hours
Student Internships

74 interns, totaling 4,763 hours

106sessions
Meetings

Hosted 78, participated in 28

383Cases Received
Complaint Center

Statistics from January to the end of June 2021

75people
Symposium

1 session, 75 participants

150registrants
Documentary Screening

3 hosted, 1 co-hosted

770people
Discussions and Workshops

30 sessions, with a total of 770 participants

34sessions
Campus Activities

25 thematic lectures, 5 mock lay judge trials, 4 periodic cooperative courses

10sessions
Court Mobilizations

Miscarriages of justice cases, evaluation cases, anti-black-box CSSTA case, eID litigation

12sessions
Observing Official Mock Trials

Monitoring the Citizen Judges Act

19sessions
Visits

Congressional lobbying, visiting local Crime Victim Protection Association chapters

25sessions
Reading Clubs

Legal ethics, lay participation reading clubs

4,015subscribers
Newsletter & Special Articles

3 issues, 83 new subscribers

475,229
Website Page Views

A 9.39% decrease compared to the previous half-year

209,860
Facebook Reach

Statistics from January to June 2021

 

Project Briefing

 

Legal Policy

  • Monitoring the Citizen Judges Act Project: Formed the "Civil Society Coalition for Monitoring the Citizen Judges Act," drawing on the work of Japan's "Saibanin NET" to develop a Taiwan version, mobilize public participation, and urge the authorities to release more complete case materials. In April, we held orientation sessions in Taipei and Taichung to recruit members for the "Citizen Judges Act Court Observation Group"; 69 people registered and joined the group.

  • Crime Victims' Rights Protection Project: Together with civil-society groups, scholars, and lawyers concerned with crime victims' rights, we formed the "Crime Victims' Rights Protection Alliance." We visited local branches of the Crime Victim Protection Association to hear from frontline workers, completed and released a civil-society draft, actively met with the Ministry of Justice and legislators to advocate for reform, and held multiple internal and external meetings to continue refining the draft.

  • Code of Criminal Procedure Project: We actively tracked various proposed amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure. In January, we held a press conference and continued meeting to discuss the long-delayed chapter on expert evidence. We also established a "Technology-Assisted Investigation Act Working Group" to regularly review comparative legislation and bring together experts from different fields to examine, from a practical perspective, the need for and feasibility of such legislation.

  • Project on Reducing Judicial Burden and Enhancing Judicial Quality: After a year of regular meetings and discussion, we are preparing proposed legislative directions to address excessive judicial workloads and pursue judicial reform in a healthier working environment.

  • Prosecutorial and Police Reform Project: We discussed how prosecutors and police should divide responsibilities in frontline investigations in order to develop a system suited to Taiwan. We also addressed longstanding concerns such as police performance metrics and excessive workloads caused by matters treated as criminal cases despite lacking a genuine criminal dimension, and developed institutional-reform proposals including amendments to the Police Act.

  • Confidentiality of Investigations Project: We monitored whether frontline investigative agencies and agencies assisting investigations violated rules on confidentiality of investigations and reported approximately 100 cases. On the second anniversary of the new Regulations Governing Non-Disclosure of Investigations, we held an online forum with 56 participants. JRF also discussed further institutional reforms in response to issues that had emerged in implementing the new rules.

Case Action

  • Complaint Center: The Complaint Center received 383 cases in the first half of the year. A LINE grievance channel opened in January and received 198 submissions. The Center also conducted 46 interviews with people seeking assistance.

  • Rescue Team 

    • Chiu Ho-Shun Case: The legal team met on March 10, May 11, and May 24 during the first half of the year.
    • Su Chien-Ho Case: The joint civil legal team met on February 3, March 29, and May 12. On June 17, the legal team submitted civil briefs.
    • Chen Ching-Kai Case: Last year, we completed three "Former National Handball Team Player Falsely Accused of Feigning Blindness-Train-the-Trainer Workshops" in Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung. In the first half of this year, we launched campus lectures around Taiwan, holding nine sessions from February through May before suspending them after mid-May because of the pandemic. The Chen Ching-Kai case team also worked with director Shih Yao-Cheng to co-host an online preview of the documentary "Blind Spot" on June 6.
      • Chiu Sung-Cheng Case: We received the ruling denying the retrial petition on January 11. The legal team filed an interlocutory appeal on January 20, attended an evidentiary hearing on the retrial petition in Courtroom 9 of the Taiwan High Court Kaohsiung Branch Court on May 13, and submitted a supplemental brief stating the grounds for criminal retrial on June 15.
    • Lo Ming-Tsun Case: Held a lawyer team meeting on 4/29 to discuss subsequent strategies.
    • Wang Lung-Chang Case: The legal team met on February 8 and February 26 to discuss the retrial brief and submitted a supplemental brief stating grounds for retrial on March 23.
    • Lin Chun-Sen Case: Lin Chun-Sen received the Control Yuan's review opinion on January 26. The legal team met on March 26, and a JRF staff attorney drafted the retrial petition. The criminal retrial petition was filed on May 4.

  • 318 Volunteer Lawyer Platform

    • 323 Defense Case: Held the "Occupation Movements and Freedom of Speech Symposium: Centered on Civil Disobedience and the Right to Resist" on 4/10. Conducted the first preparatory proceeding on 5/4. Next court dates: 8/10, 8/25.
    • 324 Self-Initiated Prosecution Case: The case concluded, and the "No Such Person" exhibition was held at Wetland from March 18 through March 24.
      • 324 4th Anniversary Paint-Splattering Case: Judgment was announced on June 3, and the acquittals of all six defendants became final. The legal team issued a statement on the second-instance acquittal on June 9.
    • 324 State Compensation Case: The 6/16 court date was canceled due to the pandemic. Preparatory proceedings will continue in the 11th Civil Courtroom of the Taiwan High Court on 8/20.
    • 428 State Compensation Case: Conducted preparatory proceedings in the Civil Division of the Taiwan High Court on 3/3 and 5/5. The next court date is 9/3.

Organizational Advocacy

  • Hai-Wang's Daybreak - Chiu Ho-Shun's Forgotten 32 Years Special Exhibition: Following the Taipei exhibition late last year, the exhibition traveled at the end of January to Zhunan, Chiu Ho-Shun's hometown. It ran for 19 days, drew 533 visitors, and included six talks held before and during the exhibition, with 211 registrants. In early April, the exhibition traveled to Taichung, where it drew 225 visitors and 107 registrants for the accompanying lecture series.

  • No Such Person - Seventh-Anniversary Exhibition on the March 24 Executive Yuan Violent Eviction: The pro bono legal team opposing the black-box Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement transformed seven years of litigation materials into an exhibition. The exhibition ran from March 18 through March 24, drawing 1,212 visitors. It also included three talks with a total of 205 participants.

  • Rule of Law Education Special Group: We launched a thesis-grant program, releasing the application guidelines on January 11 and sending official notices to the Ministry of Education and 100 colleges and universities.

International Networking

  • "Penal. Riot. Chronicle - Documenting Protesters" Documentary Screening and Discussion: Three screenings and discussions were held in central and southern Taiwan early this year.
  • We jointly issued statements and open letters with domestic and international organizations in support of human rights in China and Hong Kong.

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