"Implement the Crime Victim Rights Protection Act, Please Pass Seven Attached Resolutions" - Press Conference of the Alliance for Crime Victims Rights Protection
Last edited: 2026-11-03
The Legislative Yuan is set to pass the third reading of the amendment draft to the Crime Victim Rights Protection Act today (the 7th). This represents the most substantial reform since its enactment in 1998 and responds to a considerable extent to the expectations for crime victim policies set forth in the National Judicial Reform Conference. However, shortcomings remain in the current draft. The Alliance for Crime Victims Rights Protection calls upon legislators from all parties to heed the civil society's seven major demands when passing the bill, so as to prevent this legislative reform from falling short of its full potential.
Regarding issues that still require effort, the Alliance for Crime Victims Rights Protection calls on the Legislative Yuan to pass seven attached resolutions (see appendix) to truly implement the rights of crime victims:
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Cease the Recovery of Crime Victim Compensation
The civil society alliance calls upon the Ministry of Justice, after the passage of the new law, to cease cases of recovering compensation from victims due to non-prosecution or acquittal of defendants, in order to align with the new law's system recognizing compensation as a state responsibility.
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Fully Allocate Budgets for Crime Victim Protection Services
Fully allocate budgets for crime victim protection services: The civil society alliance calls for budgets to be allocated year by year in accordance with the needs of crime victim protection operations to provide appropriate protective services.
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Invite Public Participation in Formulating Sub-laws and Enforcement Rules
Following the passage of the new law, related sub-laws and enforcement rules still need to be formulated. The alliance calls for the invitation of civil society organizations, scholars, and experts to participate.
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Actively Issue Crime Victim Protection Orders
The new law introduces a crime victim protection order system. The alliance calls upon courts and prosecutors to actively consult victims' opinions in the future, and to proactively apply for and issue such orders to fulfill the original intent of the system design.
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Increase Compensation Amounts
The design of compensation amounts under the new law is actually lower than that of the old law. The alliance calls upon the competent authority in the future to review and adjust them year by year to reflect socio-economic conditions.
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Proactive and Initiative-Taking Protective Services
The alliance calls upon crime victim protection organizations in the future to proactively provide victims with case information notifications, information on perpetrator escape or parole, and various protective services.
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Annually Review Implementation Effectiveness
The alliance calls upon the Judicial Yuan and the Ministry of Justice to annually review the effectiveness of the new system, particularly regarding institutional changes that significantly impact victims' rights, such as those concerning non-consensual private sexual images.
Crime victims suffer the most severe damage to their rights in criminal incidents, yet have been neglected by the system for years, resulting in insufficient protection of their rights. This legislative amendment has been a long and arduous journey, finally offering an opportunity to take a major step forward in our country's crime victim policy, enabling victims to receive more comprehensive care. The civil society alliance calls upon legislators from all parties to value the aforementioned demands, making this step in reforming the crime victim rights protection system more steady and solid!
Appendix
Attendees
Lin Yung-sung / Convener of the Alliance for Crime Victims Rights Protection, Standing Board Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation
Wang Wei-chun / Founding Chairperson of the Association for the Promotion of ROC Children's Rights
Tu Ying-chiu / Executive Director of the Awakening Foundation
Hung Wen-ling / Professor at the Department of Crime Prevention and Corrections, Ming Chuan University
Chiu Hsien-chih / Legislator
Press Contact
Ch'en Yang, Legislative Researcher of the Judicial Reform Foundation
Phone: 02-2523-1178#21
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