“Integral Ecology” and the Tai Ji Men Case

“Environment,” as Pope Francis explained in “Laudato Si’,” also includes social institutions, whose technocratic corruption may damage the whole “ecosystem.” by Massimo Introvigne* *A paper presented at the webinar “A Good Environment for Tai Ji Men,” co-organized by CESNUR and Human Rights Without Frontiers on June 5, 2022, World Environment Day. On May 24, 2015, … Read more

An International Review of the Implementation of the Two Covenants in Taiwan: A Missed Opportunity?

In 2009, Taiwan incorporated the two human rights Covenants into its domestic law. On May 9–13 an international commission assessed their implementation—but some aspects were missing. by Massimo Introvigne The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) became international law in 1976, and … Read more

A Seminar Takes the Tai Ji Men Case to Brussels

by Alessandro Amicarelli On May 4, 2022, the Press Club Brussels Europe, where reporters who cover the European institutions usually gather, hosted a seminar on the theme “Abusive Taxation and Denial of Justice in Taiwan. Tai Ji Men: A Case of Arbitrary Taxation of Individual Gifts.” The seminar was organized following the United Nations World … Read more