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Habeas Corpus Act

09Jan.
2015

I Still Can't See a Judge

Liu Ching-yi / Professor, College of Social Sciences, National Taiwan University

"I want to see a judge" should not be merely a promotional slogan. The immediate protection and relief functions…

06Jan.
2015

A Hollow Promise of Due Process? Reviewing the New Habeas Corpus Mechanism: Press Conference on the Implementation of the Habeas Corpus Act

Office of Legislator Yu Mei-nu, Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Judicial Reform Foundation, Covenants Watch

We expect judicial authorities to overturn conventional mindsets and more proactively serve as gatekeepers of human…

17Jun.
2014

Can Judicial Habeas Corpus Relief Break the Cage of Social Stigma?

Shih I-hsiang (Executive Director, Taiwan Association for Human Rights & Covenants Watch)

"Hello, is this the Taiwan Association for Human Rights? I've been locked up in the Bali Psychiatric Center. The…

12Jun.
2014

Where Lies the Human Rights of the "Psychiatrically Labelled"?

Weng Kuo-yen / Pro Bono Lawyer for the Habeas Corpus Case, Liu Chi-wei / Executive Committee Member of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights

A 19-year-old youth surnamed Huang visited the suspect in the MRT homicide case. The very next day, based on false…