HEAR NO PROTEST’:Critics said freedom of the press was deteriorating, people’s voices are stifled and there has been little progress on Aboriginal rights or capital punishment.
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday said his administration would reduce the use of the death penalty as part of efforts to protect human rights, and promised to seek public consensus on the issue to move toward the abolition of capital punishment.
A harpist involved in one of the events said the use of photos and music meant people could approach the issue of capital punishment in a soft way.
A Japanese photographer and harpists from France and Taiwan are encouraging Taiwanese to reconsider their thoughts on issues related to the death penalty through a photography exhibition and a concert, organizers said yesterday.
Photo exhibitions, concert aim to provoke thoughts on death penalty
【Culture】2012-04-02
Taipei, April 2 (CNA) A Japanese photographer and harpists from France and Taiwan are encouraging Taiwanese people to reconsider their thoughts on issues related to the death penalty through photo exhibitions and a concert in Taiwan, organizers said Monday.