台灣廢除死刑推動聯盟（TAEDP）執行長林欣怡於6月13日至羅馬出席世界反死刑聯盟 （World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, WCADP）2009年的會員大會（General Assembly），廢死聯盟也順利當選世界反死刑聯盟的執行委員（Steering Committee）。
Sketching the Blueprint for Abolishing the Death Penalty in Taiwan Book Launch and discussion panel on the new book
New Ideology beyond thePros and Cons of Death Penalty
June 1st, 2009 TAEDP Press Release
Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty (TAEDP 廢除死刑推動聯盟) is hosting the launch of New Ideology beyond the Pros and Cons of the Death Penalty today. It is an essay collection grown out of the conference of “New Perspectives on Abolishing the Death Penalty” Seminar organized by the TAEDP in November 2008. The seminar was attended by both Taiwanese and German experts, who shared and discussed theoretical interpretations of death penalty issues and their extensive practical experiences in the field. In addition to essays by academic scholars, the book provides a faithful account of the various discussions during the conference, including aspects related to social security, prison reform, and victim protection. This book aims to provoke and instill new ways of thinking on the issue of death penalty among the Taiwanese public, and eventually to lead to the abolition of death penalty in Taiwan. The book is published with the sponsor of the German Institute Taipei (德國在台協會) and help from Angle Publishing Co. (元照出版社).
“The Death Sentence? Innocence? Or something else…”
Notice of Press Conference
In 1987, defendants including Chiu Ho-Shun, were arrested for the death of a kidnapped Hsin-Chu school boy, Lu Cheng.They were sentenced to the death penalty and were barred from serving as public employees for life. In 1994, the then Member of the Control Yuan, Ms Wang Ching-Feng, uncovered evidence used by the police in prosecuting Chiu Ho-Shun, and this brought new lights on the case.
Until now, the defendant Chiu Ho-Shun had been held in custody for 20 years, and this is also the oldest undecided criminal case in Taiwan’s history. The High Court had repeatedly sentenced Chiu Ho-Shun to death 10 times, all of which were revoked by the Supreme Court.
