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Taiwan election commission rejects caning referendum proposal
The commission said caning would violate Taiwan’s human rights commitments after parliament backed a vote on punishment for sexual assault and fraud.
- On Friday, Central Election Commission Chairman Michael You announced that Taiwan's election commission rejected a parliamentary proposal to legalize caning, citing the island's international human rights commitments.
- Taiwan's opposition-controlled parliament voted earlier this month to hold the referendum despite opposition from the ruling party, prompting the commission's review.
- Amnesty International and the National Human Rights Commission criticized the proposal, noting that caning violates human dignity as a form of corporal punishment.
- Kuomintang lawmaker Hung Meng-kai, who proposed the referendum, expressed regret on Facebook, writing, "Is this truly protecting victims, or is it building a protective wall for criminals?"
- Since martial law ended in 1987, Taiwan has evolved into a full democracy with wide-ranging legal protections, though it still maintains the death penalty, rarely used.
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Taiwan Central Election Commission blocks referendum introducing judicial caning after human rights objections
Taiwan’s Central Election Commission on Friday refused to put judicial caning to a referendum, with all seven members unanimously deciding that the referendum proposals were inconsistent with its international obligations. The commission reasoned that there is no criminal penalty similar to judicial caning on the island. According to the island’s Referendum Act, citizens cannot vote on matters outside the scope of legislative principles or major…
·Pittsburgh, United States
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Taiwan election commission rejects caning referendum proposal
Taiwan's election commission on Friday rejected a proposal passed by parliament for a referendum to legalise caning for serious crimes like sexual assault and fraud, saying it would go against the island's international human rights commitments.
·London, United Kingdom
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