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Report Details Continued Abuses in Taiwan’s Fishing Industry

Brian Hioe
A report by Greenpeace released last week suggests that human rights abuses in Taiwan’s fishing industry continue to take place, with little change having occurred in spite of criticisms in past years from Greenpeace and other environmental and labor NGOs. Taiwan has over 20,000 migrant workers that work on deepwater fishing vessels and one-third of tuna catches in the world come from Taiwanese vessels... Read More
EnglishEnvironmentalLaborMarch 2020Social Movements1 Comment 05 min read

Lay Judge Bills Sent to Legislature, Debate Likely to Take Place on Judicial Reform

Brian Hioe
Judicial reform will likely become an object of contention in the Legislative Yuan in coming days and months, with different versions of a bill implementing a “lay judge” system set to be sent to the legislature from the Executive Yuan and Judicial Yuan. At the same time, judicial reform groups that call for the implementation of a full jury system will likely object to the new bill as still giving too much power to judges... Read More
EnglishMarch 2020Politics0 Comments 05 min read

Lessons From Taiwan on the Fight Against the Coronavirus: Between Politics and Collective Experience

Ferran Pérez Mena
How did Taiwan achieve its successes in fighting the COVID-19 coronavirus? Taiwan's strategy in its response to the coronavirus has been informed by three key inter-societal and historic elements: Taiwan's state formation during the 20th century, the political culture among elites that stems from the former process, and the collective experience of the Taiwanese population in dealing with the forces of nature... Read More
EnglishMarch 2020Politics0 Comments 012 min read