The government plans to open an office this month to take over the Transitional Justice Commission’s duties, a Cabinet official said yesterday.
The Cabinet hopes to establish the office before the commission disbands on May 30, the official said on condition of anonymity, adding that matters such as staff recruitment were still being discussed.
The office would not only focus on transitional justice, but also handle human rights issues under a planned “transitional justice board,” they said.
Its establishment is part of a plan approved by the Cabinet in February to prepare for the commission’s dissolution.
The Cabinet intends for the transitional justice board
Taipei, April 30 (CNA) Taiwan's Executive Yuan is planning to inaugurate an office by the end of May to ensure a smooth handover of the Transitional Justice Commission's (TJC) duties and facilitate subsequent efforts, according to a Cabinet official.
By Chen Yu-fu and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerAn exhibition at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei starting today is to feature four proposed designs to revamp Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Park, moving it away from its autocratic roots to be more in line with transitional justice, the Transitional Justice Commission said.
An exhibition at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei starting today is to feature four proposed designs to revamp Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Park, moving it away from its autocratic roots to be more in line with transitional justice, the Transitional Justice Commission said.
Since the idea to repurpose the memorial park gained traction in September last year, multiple discussions and forums have made it clear that any repurposing should go beyond removing the central statue of Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) and renaming the area, the commission said.
Only through a complete spatial redesign can the memorial park’s “unfriendly and closed-off atmosphere, which
A court in Taipei on Thursday dismissed an administrative lawsuit by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) to block the transfer of 33 documents related to the 228 Incident to national archives.
Following two years of deliberations, the Taipei High Administrative Court found that the request by the Transitional Justice Commission to transfer the documents was legally valid, and that the KMT had failed to provide adequate grounds for issuing an injunction.
The court also dismissed a KMT claim seeking NT$31 million (US$1.07 million) in compensation from the commission in return for the documents, which the party made on the grounds that the