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Taiwan: ADPAN regrets yet more executions in Taiwan
4 March 2011

The Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) says the latest executions of five men in Taiwan on 4 March 2011 calls into question the Taiwan government's stated ...

Document       ASA 38/001/2011

Executions of five men in Taiwan condemned | Amnesty International
4 March 2011

The executions come four weeks after President Ma Ying-jeou formally apologised for the execution of an innocent man in 1997.

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Taiwan: Justice delayed in "Hsichih Trio" case
10 December 2010

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: ASA 38/005/2010. 10 December 2010. Taiwan: Justice delayed in “Hsichih Trio” case. ...

Public Statement       ASA 38/005/2010

Taiwan: ADPAN welcomes “not guilty” verdict in “Hsichih Trio ...
23 November 2010

ADPAN, the Asia-Pacific network which campaigns for the abolition of the death penalty welcomes the important decision to acquit the “Hsichih Trio”. The Taiwan ...

Document       ASA 38/004/2010

Taiwan: Abolition of the Death Penalty in Taiwan: a Further ...
3 June 2010

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT AI Index: ASA 38/003/2010 3 June 2010. TAIWAN: Abolition of the Death Penalty in Taiwan: a Further Serious Setback. ...

Public Statement       ASA 38/003/2010

Taiwan: ADPAN Regrets Use of the Death Penalty and Appeals for the ...
3 June 2010

3 June 2010. TAIWAN. ADPAN Regrets Use of the Death Penalty and Appeals for the Lives of those under Sentence of Death. ASA 38/002/2010. ...

Document       ASA 38/002/2010

Open letter on death penalty in Taiwan | Amnesty International
18 March 2010

President Ma Ying-jeou urged to ensure that the country's de facto moratorium on executions remains in place.

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Taiwan: Open letter on death penalty in Taiwan
18 March 2010

Amnesty International notes the recent debate on the death penalty sparked by a former Mister of Justice's support for a moratorium on executions and her subsequent ...

Open Letter       ASA 38/001/2010

Taiwan signs up for human rights | Amnesty International
9 April 2009

Taiwan's legislature has ratified two of the most important international conventions for the development of human rights.

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Taiwan: Police should avoid using excessive force at upcoming ...
3 December 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index No: ASA 38/001/2008. 3 December 2008. Taiwan: Police should avoid using excessive force at upcoming protests. ...

Document       ASA 38/001/2008