KMT insisting on caning, planning to propose bill
The party says courts would impose three to 12 strokes for the most serious offenses after the referendum was rejected.
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Taiwan: Proposed judicial caning referendum indicates further erosion of human rights protection
By Amnesty International, August 27th, 2026Ahead of the meeting of the Central Election Commission on 28 August regarding a proposed referendum on introducing judicial caning as a criminal punishment in Taiwan, Amnesty International Taiwan’s Director, E-Ling Chiu, said: “It is both disturbing and disgraceful that the Legislative Yuan has chosen to advance a referendum proposal on judicial caning that clearly breaches international human rights l…
KMT insisting on caning, planning to propose bill
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) plans to propose amendments to the Criminal Code to allow caning as a punishment for certain crimes, after a proposed caning referendum was vetoed by the Central Election Commission (CEC) last month, KMT Legislator Hung Meng-kai (洪孟楷) said yesterday.The party is p
The Kuomintang (KMT) caucus plans to propose amendments to the law to add "compulsory caning" to serious crimes. The Executive Yuan stated on the 1st that most countries believe caning violates human dignity and risks violating the implementation laws of the two covenants, requiring careful discussion. The Ministry of Justice stated that it has already increased the severity of punishments for serious crimes, and the draft amendment to the Crimi…
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