Capital punishment in Taiwan

Lai Administration Carries Out Its First Execution, In Effort to Prove Capital Punishment Still on the Books

Brian Hioe
The first execution under the Lai administration took place yesterday. This was the first execution carried out by the Taiwanese government in five years. For the execution to have been carried out, the Minister of Justice and President would have to sign off. The last execution in Taiwan took place under the Tsai administration in April 2020...
EnglishFeaturedJanuary 2025PoliticsSocial MovementsYouth Movements6 min read

Referendum Proposal to Speed Up Executions Reflects Continued Social Fixation on Capital Punishment

Brian Hioe
The Central Election Commission stated in April that a referendum proposal by the Taiwan Lily Justice Association (TLJA) was unlikely to qualify to be put to the vote this year, as part of the national referendum process. The referendum proposal would be to expedite the time that executions take place, in requiring that executions take place within six months of sentencing...
EnglishJune 2023Politics5 min read

Human Rights Group Call for Pardon for Taiwan’s Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate

Brian Hioe
Human rights groups called on President Tsai Ing-wen to pardon Chiou Ho-shun, Taiwan’s longest-serving death row inmate, earlier this month. As part of this call, groups including the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty and Amnesty International presented a petition with 42,700 signatures to the Presidential Office, on the occasion of Chiou’s 63rd birthday...
April 2023EnglishLaborSocial Movements5 min read