時間:2011/03/28 早上10:00
地點:香港外國記者會(The Hughes Room
左起:M. Ravi (新加坡人權律師、楊偉光辯護律師)、區美寶(國際特赦組織香港分會 總幹事)、林欣怡(廢除死刑推動聯盟執行長)
台灣廢除死刑推動聯盟執行長 林欣怡發言稿如下:
Dear friends, I’m very unhappy to be here in Hong Kong today.
For four years, from the end of 2005 to early 2010, there were no executions in Taiwan.
Last year, Taiwan started executions again. In less than one year it has executed 9 people, and that is the only reason I am here in Hong Kong speaking to you now.
When Taiwan started up executions again, this was terrible news for the international community, and especially for activists in Asia who are still fighting to end the death penalty in their countries.
I deeply regret that Taiwan failed you. Taiwan is no longer a model country helping to guide the global movement against the death penalty. The tragic change in Taiwan is one reason that the TAEDP has decided to start releasing a yearly report on the death penalty in Taiwan every March, to help the international community monitor the situation.