2021/04/08 20:20 Rally for Chiou Ho-shun outside Presidential Office Rally for Chiou Ho-shun outside Presidential Office (Taiwan News photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Human rights advocates on Wednesday (April 7) demanded an explanation from President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) for her refusal to comment on a petition to pardon Taiwan s longest-serving death row inmate, Chiou Ho-shun (邱和順), who was tortured into confessing to murder 33 years ago. A brief march terminating outside the Presidential Office Building at 2 p.m. marked the anniversary of the petition, which was signed by 327 people from a variety of backgrounds, including members of 60 NGOs active in the country. To date, over 100,000 signatures worldwide have been collected.
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LGBT advocates slam surgery rule
By Kayleigh Madjar / Staff writer, with CNA
LGBT rights advocates on Wednesday launched a petition calling for the elimination of a rule requiring transgender people to provide proof of surgery to change their legal gender.
According to Ministry of the Interior regulations, an applicant must provide certification of diagnosis from two psychiatric specialists, as well as proof of surgery from a qualified medical institution to change their legally designated gender.
More specifically, transgender men must provide proof of having removed their breasts, uterus and overies, while transgender women must have removed their penis and testicles, the rules say.
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Protestors at a parade in Taipei on Sunday to commemorate the 62nd anniversary of March 10 Uprising Day (Photo- Taipei Times)
By Choekyi Lhamo
DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 9: Hundreds of demonstrators marched in Taipei ahead of the 62
nd anniversary of the 1959 uprising day with dozens of Tibetan protestors and many Taiwanese politicians across party lines on Sunday. The demonstrators called for Tibetan independence, carried national flags and held signs that read, “Tibet belongs to Tibetans”, “Free Tibet”, and “Stop Killing in Tibet”. Taiwan has been observing Tibet rallies for the past 17 years.