transitional justice in Taiwan

Anger After KMT Disrupts Transitional Justice Commission Meeting

Brian Hioe
Anger has broken out after the KMT disrupted a meeting of the Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee confirming the budget of the Transitional Justice Commission and its plans for the upcoming year. A picture of KMT members knocking over a table and looking as though they intended to attack Yang Tsui, the chair of the commission and a family member of a White Terror victim, subsequently went viral on the Internet, further stoking outrage... Read More
December 2018EnglishPolitics0 Comments 05 min read

Scandal Breaks Out Regarding Transitional Justice Efforts And Hou You-Yi

Brian Hioe
Efforts to pursue transitional justice under the Tsai administration have met with scandal over comments made during a meeting by Chang Tien-chin, the deputy chair of the Transitional Justice Commission understood as a proposal to manipulate public opinion to benefit the DPP in upcoming 2018 local elections later this year. The ensuing backlash led to Chang's resignation. It remains to be seen how efforts to pursue transitional justice under the Tsai administration will be affected by the scandal... Read More
EnglishPoliticsSeptember 20180 Comments 05 min read