Defending victims of injustice is not only an act of solidarity but a basic requirement of natural law. This is the lesson the Tai Ji Men case brings to mind.
Human Rights
A Wall of Shame: Why a Memorial for and by Tai Ji Men Is Needed
A reflection on the right to truth for the victims of egregious human rights violations and the ongoing human rights violations in the Tai Ji Men case.
Truth, Memory, and Human Rights in Times of Crisis
Human rights violations do not end when a conflict formally concludes; they are often carried across generations through inherited stories, fears, and silences.
Tai Ji Men in Taiwan: An Unresolved Human Rights Concern
One case, almost three decades, and still a simple, uncomfortable question: what does the Tai Ji Men story tell us about human rights in today’s Taiwan?
Gross Human Rights Violations: From Rwanda to Taiwan
A reflection on the lessons of the 1994 genocide and the ongoing human rights violations in the Tai Ji Men case
China’s New Retirement Plan for Dissidents: Work, Prison, Repay, Repeat
New research shows how authorities have found a new way to punish prisoners of conscience by taking away their earned pensions.
Between Law and Reality: Media and Religious Discrimination
When religious freedom faces a new threat in media reports that obscure and distort reality
Police Investigates the Aggressors of Amsterdam’s Lonely Uyghur
What happened in February in The Hague is evidence of China’s transnational repression and should not be condoned.
A House Erased: Beijing Dissident Returns From Prison to Find Her Life Bulldozed
Quan Shixin hoped to return home after serving her sentence. Only, there was no home left.
Two Dates, One Struggle: February 28 and the Tai Ji Men Case
The 228 Incident and the persecution of Tai Ji Men highlight Taiwan’s difficult path toward fully implementing human rights.