Talking Taiwan: Recently Debated Human Rights Issues in Taiwan: A Conversation with Michael Fahey

I recently spoke with Michael Fahey about some developments on human rights related issues in Taiwan, including the anticipated ruling by Taiwan’s constitutional court on the Death Penalty. We spoke on September 16th and Taiwan’s constitutional court made its ruling on September 20th. At the time I had spoken to Michael about a campaign and online petition to expand access to dual nationality for long-term foreign permanent residents of Taiwan. To learn more about that check out episode 293.

Michael is an American lawyer and resident of Taipei since 1988. He is foreign counsel at Formosa Transnational (萬國) and also founder of Forward Taiwan.

Related Links:

Michael Fahey on X: https://x.com/shu_wang_gong

Taiwan: Top Court Upholds Death Penalty with Protections: https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/09/23/taiwan-top-court-upholds-death-penalty-protections

Taiwan: Constitutional Court recognizes fundamental flaws in death penalty but fails to abolish it: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/09/taiwan-constitutional-court-recognizes-fundamental-flaws-in-death-penalty-but-fails-to-abolish-it/

Cheng-Yi Huang: https://www.iias.sinica.edu.tw/en/member_post/11

Ma Ying-jeou: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Ying-jeou

Lifayuan aka Legislative Yuan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_Yuan

President Lai Ching-te: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lai_Ching-te

Legislator Fu Kun-chi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_Kun-chi

International Labor Organization (ILO): https://www.ilo.org/

Dual Nationality for Long-Term Foreign Permanent Residents of Taiwan: Our Discussion with Michael Fahey Ep 293: https://talkingtaiwan.com/dual-nationality-for-long-term-permanent-residents-of-taiwan-discussion-with-michael-fahey-ep-293/

Bluebird Movement: 3 Experts Discuss the Controversial Bills Leading to Protests at the Legislative Yuan Ep 286: https://talkingtaiwan.com/bluebird-movement-3-experts-discuss-the-controversial-bills-leading-to-protests-at-the-legislative-yuan-ep-286/

Hsinyi Lin Fights to Abolish the Death Penalty in Taiwan Part 1, Ep 152: https://talkingtaiwan.com/hsinyi-lin-fights-to-abolish-the-death-penalty-in-taiwan-part-1-ep-152/

Hsinyi Lin Fights to Abolish the Death Penalty in Taiwan Part 2, Ep 153: https://talkingtaiwan.com/hsinyi-lin-fights-to-abolish-the-death-penalty-in-taiwan-part-2-ep-153/

J.W. Henley Author of “Migrante” Reveals the Plight of Migrant Workers in Taiwan Ep 216: https://talkingtaiwan.com/j-w-henley-author-of-migrante-reveals-the-plight-of-migrant-workers-in-taiwan-ep-216/

Dr. Bonny Ling Discusses the Challenges Taiwan Faces Dealing with Migrant Workers Ep 215: https://talkingtaiwan.com/dr-bonny-ling-discusses-the-challenges-taiwan-faces-dealing-with-migrant-workers-ep-215/