January 16, 2025 marked a significant shift in Taiwan’s stance on capital punishment. On that day, Taiwan resumed capital punishment after a five-year moratorium, executing Huang Lin-kai (黃麟凱)—an inmate who had been sentenced to death for the rape and murder of his ex-girlfriend, and the murder of her mother, in New Taipei City in October 2013. Following the exhaustion of legal appeals, his execution by gunshot was approved by the Ministry of Justice.Read More
Justice or Diplomacy? Taiwan’s Death Penalty Dilemma and Its Global Fallout
