Taiwan does not need a Dictator Memorial Hall 台灣不需要獨裁者紀念堂
519 Action Group and 58 civil society organizations protested at CKS Memorial Hall in Taipei yesterday
They called for the closure of the hall and removal of the CKS statue. They also called for the removal of authoritarian symbols from across Taiwan and the democratization of public spaces
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/Taipei/breakingnews/5394115
#Taiwan #Taipei #HumanRights #TransitionalJustice #台灣 #政治 #台灣不需要獨裁者紀念堂
Our colleague Matthias Auer explores how landscapes shaped by past violence can appear peaceful in #Bali, while its deeper history risks fading from collective awareness with our Global Learning Hub for #TransitionalJustice and Reconciliation.
👉Learn more: https://brnw.ch/21x1asP
On the anniversary of the 228 Massacre, the Taiwan Youth Association for Transitional Justice has called for the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall to be renamed and repurposed
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2026/03/01/2003853068
Taiwan should build a new Legislative Yuan (parliament) on the site of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, not the Grand Hotel which is proposed by the Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu, argues Huang Wei-ping
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2026/02/28/2003853008
Civil society groups in Taiwan held a march on 79th anniversary of the 228 Massacre
"The 228 Incident was a series of ruthless crackdowns on protesters in the weeks and months following the brutal beating of a tobacco vendor in Taipei by government agents on Feb. 27, 1947, starting what came to be known as the White Terror. Estimates place the resulting death toll as high as 28,000."
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2026/02/28/2003853025
Our Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation's conference report shares how #transitionaljustice can be inclusive and offers insights for practitioners shaping justice processes that both respond to the past and build fairer futures.
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To Regulate or Not to Regulate?
The Digital Omnibus Regulation Proposal and the Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation Proposal, both presented on 19 November by the European Commission, are certain to attract substantial attention from commentators in the coming months. Containing provisions that appear to depart from prior positions or to mitigate the impa
#EuropeanUnion #Geopolitics #TransitionalJustice
https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/to-regulate-or-not-to-regulate/
What does it cost to search for a missing loved one?
A new publication series from our Global Learning Hub for #TransitionalJustice and Reconciliation explores economic, social and gendered impacts of long-term search efforts led by families of the disappeared.
👉Read why institutions should rethink how search processes are designed and funded: https://brnw.ch/21wYMo5
#transitionaljustice provides pathways for transforming violent pasts into peaceful futures.
Our Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation brought together practitioners to identify challenges and formulate recommendations.
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#51 Transitional Justice auf dem Prüfstand
Diese Folge nimmt Transitional Justice (TJ) genauer unter die Lupe. Unter TJ versteht man rechtliche und politische Maßnahmen, die darauf abzielen, eine gewaltvolle Vergangenheit aufzuarbeiten und zu einer neuen, gerechteren Ordnung beizutragen. Zu den zentralen Instrumenten zählen die strafrechtliche Verfolgung schwerer
https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/51-transitional-justice-auf-dem-pruefstand/
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