September 2025

This month’s highlights from the Judicial Reform Foundation:

Monthly Review

• With judicial reform at a standstill, civil-society groups put forward proposals to advance criminal human-rights reform.
• The volunteer lawyers’ team for the Hsiao Ming-yueh case issues a statement on the rejection of this latest criminal retrial petition.

JRF Opinions

• A single wrongful criminal case — does it lay bare how full of holes Taiwan’s criminal trials are?
• With 2,500 contested-divorce cases a year, where is the supporting system, and how are economically disadvantaged spouses protected?
• Don’t let those who harm children hide behind time — reforming the statute of limitations in criminal law is about turning the shame back on the offender.

Upcoming Events in October

"Democracy, in Practice" screening and panel | Taiwan International Human Rights Film Festival. Wednesday 1 October 2025, 18:30–21:00. Speaker: attorney Liu Chi-wei of Hsueh-ku Nan-jung Law Firm. Venue: JRF Taichung Office, 10F-2, No. 4-33, Sec. 1, Shuangshi Rd., East District, Taichung City.

2025 Keelung Tidal Art | SKY ARENA weekend arts market. 4, 5, 11, and 12 October 2025, 13:00–20:00. Venue: 3F Plaza, Breeze East Coast, No. 236, Ren’er Rd., Ren’ai District, Keelung City.

Murder Film Festival | "Confiscated Life" screening and panel. Friday 10 October 2025, 14:00–16:30. Moderator: Yang Hsiao-wan, social worker at the Taiwan International Jubilee Care Association and author of "Wanderers on the Street." Panelists: Mark Mcloughlin, the film’s director; and Tsai Meng-han, secretary-general of the Changhua Bar Association and senior editor at the Plain Law Movement. Venue: JRF Taichung Office, 10F-2, No. 4-33, Sec. 1, Shuangshi Rd., East District, Taichung City.

Before the Line Goes Dead: Digital Freedom in Times of War and Disaster | Fleeing to the Last Room exhibition talk series. Saturday 18 October 2025, 14:00–15:30. Moderator: attorney Lu Shih-chun, chair of the Judicial Practice Research Committee of the Taichung Bar Association. Speaker: Huang Sheng-hsiung, chair of TWNIC, the Taiwan Network Information Center. Venue: JRF Taichung Office, 10F-2, No. 4-33, Sec. 1, Shuangshi Rd., East District, Taichung City.

Being a Judge in the Classroom | Campus Mock-Trial Seed-Teacher Training Workshop, Taichung. Saturday 18 October 2025, 14:00–16:30. Speakers: attorney Wang Chen-han and attorney Liao Chi-wen, both JRF standing executive committee members; and teacher Chang Chun-hui, who teaches civics and social studies at Mingdao Middle School in Taichung. Venue: Taichung Bar Association, 32F, No. 218, Sec. 2, Taiwan Boulevard, West District, Taichung City.

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