Press Releases
2026
Press Release | As China’s Transnational Repression Escalates, Lawmakers and Government Urged to Introduce Foreign Agent Legislation and Strengthen Taiwan’s Anti-Infiltration Framework
JRF urges lawmakers and the government to advance the necessary legislative amendments and preventive measures without…
2026
Joint Statement | Vietnam must release Norwegian and Australian human rights defenders abducted in Cambodia
We, the undersigned organizations, condemn in strongest possible terms the abduction of three human rights defenders by…
2026
Press Release | Safeguarding Freedom of Speech and Indigenous Culture, Rejecting Improper Police Stop-and-Searches in Hualien—Civil Groups Call on the National Police Agency to Launch an Investigation!
Recently (July 18) during the 2026 Pacific Austronesian Joint Harvest Festival in Hualien County, a man wearing…
2026
Joint Statement | Urgent Call to the Thai Government to Halt the Forcible Return of Journalist Pai Zhaodong to China
Chinese investigative journalist Pai Zhaodong is currently detained in Thailand and faces an imminent risk of forcible…
2026
Post-Review Press Release | CEDAW 14: Civil Society Groups Call on the Government to Be Pragmatic and Actively Eliminate Gender Discrimination | Post-CEDAW International Review Civil Society Press Conference
The concluding observations of the 5th national report review under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of…
2026
Statement by Attorney Chang Ching-ju | The CCP's "Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress" is an Evil Law Condemned Worldwide: Human Rights Groups Stand Together Against Atrocities to Carry on the Legacy of Human Rights Defenders
The "Law of the People’s Republic of China on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress" officially implemented by China on…
2026
Statement | The Hsiao Ming-yüeh Case Suffers from Major Procedural and Evidentiary Flaws; Pro Bono Legal Team Will Continue to Assist in Case Relief
Recently, online media published articles concerning the Xiao Ming-yue case. Some contents do not match the facts of…
2026
Statement | Amendment to Article 80 of the Criminal Code Passes Third Reading: A First Step in Reforming the Statute of Limitations for Child Sexual Assault, with Subsequent Systemic Safeguards Yet to Be Completed
Today, the Legislative Yuan passed the third reading of the amendment to Article 80 of the Criminal Code, adjusting the…
2026
Press Release | Unresolved Issues of the Major Leak in the Core Pacific City Case: Ministry of Justice and Prosecutors Office Must Explain Reform and Investigation Progress—Press Release for the 7th Anniversary of the Enforcement of the Directions on the Non-Disclosure of Investigation
Since the Regulations Governing the Non-Disclosure of Investigations underwent substantial amendments and entered into…
