12/30(Sat.)Transitional Justice Law; Lee Ming-che Case (Dan)
發表於 : 週日 12月 24, 2017 11:54 pm
Session I
Taiwan’s legislature passed the “Act on Promoting Transitional Justice” Dec. 5, the most important law to date to try to bring about transitional justice in Taiwan.
According to the International Center for Transitional Justice, transitional justice refers to the ways countries that had been ruled by authoritarian and repressive governments “address large-scale or systematic human rights violations that are so numerous and so serious that the normal justice system will not be able to provide an adequate response.”
Countries that undertake transitional justice have almost always “transitioned” to democracy and seek to bring about reconciliation among their people and to cement their democratic gains following years of human rights abuses.
Transitional justice is not a concept created by the DPP, as many people in Taiwan seem to think. Such countries as South Africa, Greece, Portugal, Brazil, Chile and South Korea have gone through this process. Taiwan has not.
The new law covers the period between Aug. 15, 1945, when Japanese colonial rule of Taiwan ended, to Nov. 6, 1992 when martial law was finally lifted in all of Taiwan. It’s believed that during the White Terror period, 140,000 Taiwanese were imprisoned and 3,000 to 4,000 were executed. An estimated 18,000 to 28,000 were killed in the 228 massacre.
The new law in Taiwan will set up a nine-member independent committee to oversee the new system of transitional justice. The measures will include the government retrieving archives of the period, including those held by the KMT; the removal, renaming or other changes to symbols of the past authoritarian government; and reopening court cases of innocent victims of the White Terror.
1. Do you support the Act on Promoting Transitional Justice? Why or why not?
2. The law could lead to removal of statues of Chiang Kai-shek and also removing his name and image from schools and street signs throughout Taiwan and from coins. Do you support these measures? Why or why not?
3. The law also could lead to demolishing or changing of the function of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. What are your thoughts about this? If not demolished, what should the new function be? Or do you think it should continue to be used for its present function of honoring Taiwan’s former leader and dictator?
4. Do you think perpetrators of human rights abuses during the White Terror period should be held responsible for their crimes if they are still alive? Why or why not?
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201712050029.aspx
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/ ... 03677269/1
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3320305
https://sentinel.tw/making-transitional-justice-work/
Session II
On Nov. 28, China sentenced Taiwanese human rights advocate Lee Ming-che to five years in prison
for attempting to peacefully promote multiparty democracy in group messaging chats. He had pleaded guilty to “subverting state power,” in what critics say was another example of a show trial in China to silence political dissidents.
It’s believed to be China’s first known criminal trial against of a foreign nonprofit worker and also the first known human rights prosecution of a Taiwanese citizen.
1. What are your thoughts about Lee Ming-che’s arrest and imprisonment?
2. Do you believe China was sending a warning message to Taiwan’s government and Taiwanese people, in general, by prosecuting Lee Ming-che?
3. Do you worry that Taiwanese citizens could be arrested if they visit China after they had criticized China in social media posts, even if they are not human rights activists?
4. Are you satisfied with the response of Taiwan’s government to the arrest and subsequent sentencing of Lee Ming-che?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-42147776
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opi ... -activists
Agenda:
3:45 ~ 4:00pm Greetings & Free Talk / Ordering Beverage or Meal / Getting Newcomer’s Information
4:00 ~ 4:10pm Opening Remarks / Newcomer’s Self-introduction / Grouping
(Session I)
4:10 ~ 4:50pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
4:50 ~ 5:10pm Summarization (20 mins)
5:10 ~ 5:15pm Regrouping / Instruction Giving / Taking a 10 Minutes Break (Intermission)
(Session II)
5:15 ~ 5:55pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
6:00 ~ 6:20pm Summarization (20 mins)
6:20 ~ 6:30pm Concluding Remarks / Announcements
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聚會日期:列於該貼文主題內
聚會時間:請準時 4:00 pm 到 ~ 約 6:30 pm 左右結束
星期六聚會地點:丹堤濟南店
地址、電話:台北市濟南路三段25號 地圖 (02) 2740-2350
捷運站:板南線 忠孝新生站 3 號出口
走法:出忠孝新生站 3 號出口後,沿著巷子(忠孝東路三段10巷)走約 2 分鐘,到了濟南路口,左轉走約 2 分鐘即可看到。
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Taiwan’s legislature passed the “Act on Promoting Transitional Justice” Dec. 5, the most important law to date to try to bring about transitional justice in Taiwan.
According to the International Center for Transitional Justice, transitional justice refers to the ways countries that had been ruled by authoritarian and repressive governments “address large-scale or systematic human rights violations that are so numerous and so serious that the normal justice system will not be able to provide an adequate response.”
Countries that undertake transitional justice have almost always “transitioned” to democracy and seek to bring about reconciliation among their people and to cement their democratic gains following years of human rights abuses.
Transitional justice is not a concept created by the DPP, as many people in Taiwan seem to think. Such countries as South Africa, Greece, Portugal, Brazil, Chile and South Korea have gone through this process. Taiwan has not.
The new law covers the period between Aug. 15, 1945, when Japanese colonial rule of Taiwan ended, to Nov. 6, 1992 when martial law was finally lifted in all of Taiwan. It’s believed that during the White Terror period, 140,000 Taiwanese were imprisoned and 3,000 to 4,000 were executed. An estimated 18,000 to 28,000 were killed in the 228 massacre.
The new law in Taiwan will set up a nine-member independent committee to oversee the new system of transitional justice. The measures will include the government retrieving archives of the period, including those held by the KMT; the removal, renaming or other changes to symbols of the past authoritarian government; and reopening court cases of innocent victims of the White Terror.
1. Do you support the Act on Promoting Transitional Justice? Why or why not?
2. The law could lead to removal of statues of Chiang Kai-shek and also removing his name and image from schools and street signs throughout Taiwan and from coins. Do you support these measures? Why or why not?
3. The law also could lead to demolishing or changing of the function of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. What are your thoughts about this? If not demolished, what should the new function be? Or do you think it should continue to be used for its present function of honoring Taiwan’s former leader and dictator?
4. Do you think perpetrators of human rights abuses during the White Terror period should be held responsible for their crimes if they are still alive? Why or why not?
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201712050029.aspx
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/ ... 03677269/1
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3320305
https://sentinel.tw/making-transitional-justice-work/
Session II
On Nov. 28, China sentenced Taiwanese human rights advocate Lee Ming-che to five years in prison
for attempting to peacefully promote multiparty democracy in group messaging chats. He had pleaded guilty to “subverting state power,” in what critics say was another example of a show trial in China to silence political dissidents.
It’s believed to be China’s first known criminal trial against of a foreign nonprofit worker and also the first known human rights prosecution of a Taiwanese citizen.
1. What are your thoughts about Lee Ming-che’s arrest and imprisonment?
2. Do you believe China was sending a warning message to Taiwan’s government and Taiwanese people, in general, by prosecuting Lee Ming-che?
3. Do you worry that Taiwanese citizens could be arrested if they visit China after they had criticized China in social media posts, even if they are not human rights activists?
4. Are you satisfied with the response of Taiwan’s government to the arrest and subsequent sentencing of Lee Ming-che?
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-42147776
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opi ... -activists
Agenda:
3:45 ~ 4:00pm Greetings & Free Talk / Ordering Beverage or Meal / Getting Newcomer’s Information
4:00 ~ 4:10pm Opening Remarks / Newcomer’s Self-introduction / Grouping
(Session I)
4:10 ~ 4:50pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
4:50 ~ 5:10pm Summarization (20 mins)
5:10 ~ 5:15pm Regrouping / Instruction Giving / Taking a 10 Minutes Break (Intermission)
(Session II)
5:15 ~ 5:55pm Discussion Session (40 mins)
6:00 ~ 6:20pm Summarization (20 mins)
6:20 ~ 6:30pm Concluding Remarks / Announcements
********************************************************************************************************************************************
聚會日期:列於該貼文主題內
聚會時間:請準時 4:00 pm 到 ~ 約 6:30 pm 左右結束
星期六聚會地點:丹堤濟南店
地址、電話:台北市濟南路三段25號 地圖 (02) 2740-2350
捷運站:板南線 忠孝新生站 3 號出口
走法:出忠孝新生站 3 號出口後,沿著巷子(忠孝東路三段10巷)走約 2 分鐘,到了濟南路口,左轉走約 2 分鐘即可看到。
最低消費: 80 元
注意事項:
1. 文章是否需要列印請自行斟酌,但與會者請務必自行列印 Questions for discussion。
2. 與會者請先閱讀過文章,並仔細想過所有的問題,謝謝合作!
給新朋友的話:
1. 請事先準備2~3分鐘的英語自我介紹;會議結束前可能會請你發表1~2分鐘的感想。
2. 請事先閱讀文章以及主持人所提的討論問題,並事先寫下自己所欲發表意見的英文。
3. 全程以英語進行,參加者應具備中等英語會話能力,對任一討論問題,能夠以5到10句英文表達個人見解。
4. 在正式加入之前,可以先來觀摩三次,觀摩者亦須參與討論。正式加入需繳交終身會費 NT$1,000。