ADVOCATING TO END THE DEATH PENALTY IN TAIWAN 台灣的廢除死刑倡議行動

Every day, people are executed and sentenced to death by states as punishment for a variety of crimes – sometimes for acts that should not be criminalized. The death penalty is the ultimate form of state violence: cruel, inhuman, and irreversible. Amnesty International opposes capital punishment in all cases without exception – regardless of who is accused, the nature or circumstances of the crime, guilt or innocence or method of execution.

In Taiwan, 36 people are currently on death row. The average wait between sentencing and execution is 13 years, with some individuals held in limbo for more than two decades. The death penalty remains deeply divisive: while abolitionist movements continue to grow, public opinion in Taiwan still largely supports its use. Meanwhile, those sentenced to death endure years of psychological torture, isolation, and uncertainty — out of sight, but very much present.

Join us for an evening with Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty and Amnesty International Taiwan Group 34, who advocate for reform while engaging in letter-writing to maintain connections between people on death row and the broader society. The speakers will unpack the history and legal framework of the death penalty in Taiwan, examine how it is applied in practice, and share how they are organising to end capital punishment, while offering direct support to people living on death row.

The event will also include a collective letter-writing action to prisoners facing execution, affirming their humanity and reminding them that they have not been forgotten.

▪️ Date: Friday, 27th March
▪️ Time: 7:00pm
▪️ Location: Human Space Roosevelt 人性空間 總店
No. 1-1, Alley 4, Lane 286, Section 3, Roosevelt Rd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei 台北市中正區羅斯福路三段286巷4弄1-1號
▪️ RSVP: Please fill in the form to confirm your attendance (and help us plan food accordingly) https://forms.gle/oJfhvRiiurxQn4Ug9

The event is free to attend, with food provided to share together.

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每天，都有人因為各種罪行，甚至不應被視為罪刑的行為而被國家處決或是判處死刑。死刑，是國家終極的暴力形式，其殘酷、不人道也不可逆。國際特赦組織在任何情況下都反對死刑。不論犯罪的本質、情狀；有罪、無辜或其他罪犯性格、或是國家執行死刑的方式為何，沒有例外。

在台灣，定讞但尚未被槍決的死刑犯目前有36位。從定讞至今、也就是待在死牢的時間已經平均16年的時間，有些人甚至長達30多年。死刑仍然是一個極具爭議的問題，儘管廢除死刑的運動不斷壯大，但台灣的公眾輿論仍然普遍支持死刑。同時，那些被判死刑的人必須承受多年的心理折磨、孤立和不確定——雖然他們身處世外，但這種痛苦卻真實存在。

歡迎參加由台灣廢除死刑聯盟(廢死聯盟)和國際特赦組織台灣34小組共同舉辦的活動。廢死聯盟致力於推動廢除死刑，並組織34小組透過書信往來維繫死刑犯與社會的聯繫。活動中將分享台灣死刑的歷史和法律框架，並分享他們的廢除死刑倡議行動，包括個案救援、研究論述、社會對話等。

活動將邀請大家一起寫信給目前的死刑冤案救援個案，旨在向他們傳達他們並未被遺忘。

▪️ 日期: 2026年3月27日 (週五)
▪️ 時間: 7:00pm
▪️ 地點: 人性空間 總店 （台北市中正區羅斯福路三段286巷4弄1-1號）
▪️ 敬請填寫此份報名表：https://forms.gle/oJfhvRiiurxQn4Ug9

此次活動免費，並提供餐點，請填寫下方報名資訊以利統計人數。