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Yeh Hung-ling

Yeh Hung-ling (Chinese: 葉虹靈) is a Taiwanese activist and politician.

Yeh Hung-ling
葉虹靈
Acting Chairperson of the Transitional Justice Commission of the Republic of China
In office
31 May 2021 – 30 May 2022
Preceded byYang Tsui [zh]
Succeeded byoffice disestablished
Personal details
NationalityTaiwanese
Political partySocial Democratic Party
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yeh (葉).

Yeh served the Taiwan Association for Truth and Reconciliation (TATR) as executive secretary and chief executive.[1][2][3] While she was affiliated with the organization, Yeh's views on the February 28 Incident,[4] transitional justice,[5] and Lung Ying-tai[6] were published in the Taipei Times. By 2016, Yeh had left her position at TATR,[7][8] but continued advocating for victims of the February 28 Incident and their families.[9]

After the Social Democratic Party was founded in 2015, Yeh became the party's secretary-general.[10][11][12][13]

On 7 April 2018, Yeh was nominated to serve on the Transitional Justice Commission.[14] In materials submitted to the Legislative Yuan, Yeh opined that the primary focus on the committee should not be on handling authoritarian symbols, but on uncovering the truth and determining accountability.[15][16] Her nomination was confirmed by the Legislative Yuan in May 2018.[17][18] Yeh became the commission's spokesperson.[19][20][21][22]

After the legislature voted to extend the term of the commission, Yeh's reappointment was confirmed in May 2020.[23] Yeh was additionally elevated to vice chairwoman of the commission.[24] When Yang Tsui [zh] resigned as chair of the Transitional Justice Commission, Yeh was named acting chair. In this position, Yeh commented on the possible removal of the Chiang Kai-shek statue at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall,[25][26] discussed the commission's research into the Dang Guo system,[27] and remarked on the commission's finding that Chiang Ching-kuo was an authoritarian figure, and the Ching-kuo Chi-hai Cultural Park [zh] was an authoritarian symbol.[28] She remained the commission's acting leader until May 2022, when its final report was published.[29][30]

References

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  1. ^ Loa, Iok-sin (16 June 2012). "NTU student group wants monument to Chen Wen-chen". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ^ Lii, Wen (1 March 2015). "Gongsheng Music Festival raises 228 awareness". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  3. ^ Hsiao, Alison (29 August 2014). "Green Island basketball event slammed". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ^ Yeh, Hung-ling (3 March 2011). "Outsourcing history is problematic". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  5. ^ Huang, Cheng-yi; Yeh, Hung-ling (28 April 2016). "On legislating transitional justice". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  6. ^ Chen, Chun-hung; Yeh, Hung-ling (14 June 2012). "Lung risks obscuring human rights". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  7. ^ Hsiao, Alison (13 March 2016). "White Terror era files put on exhibit in bookstore". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  8. ^ Hsiao, Alison (15 March 2016). "FEATURE: Legislator calls for act to archive sensitive documents". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  9. ^ Wang, Amber (28 February 2017). "228: PAST AND PRESENT: Feature: Victims demand justice 70 years after massacre". Taipei Times. Agence France Presse. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Green Party, Social Democratic Party to form political union". Central News Agency. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  11. ^ Loa, Iok-sin (13 November 2015). "Tsai and Fan cook side-by-side at Taipei event". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  12. ^ Lin, Sean (10 December 2015). "Ko backs alliance of eight candidates". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  13. ^ Gerber, Abraham (10 January 2016). "ELECTIONS: Alliance changes stance on preference voting". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  14. ^ Lin, Hsing-meng; Low, Y.F. (7 April 2018). "Remaining 3 nominees to transitional justice committee named". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  15. ^ Tseng, Wei-chen (15 April 2018). "Committee chairman to prioritize archive". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  16. ^ Tseng, Wei-chen; Hsiao, Sherry (15 April 2018). "Justice committee views submitted". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  17. ^ Chen, Chun-hua; Fan, Cheng-hsiang; Ku, Chuan; Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Kao, Evelyn (8 May 2018). "Legislature approves nominees to transitional justice committee". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  18. ^ Lin, Sean (9 May 2018). "All transitional justice panel nominees OK'd". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  19. ^ Chen, Yu-fu; Chin, Jonathan (2 December 2018). "Justice commission plans to exonerate 1,505 people". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  20. ^ Chen, Yu-fu (31 December 2018). "Declassification slowing justice process: source". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  21. ^ Chen, Yu-fu; Chung, Jake (31 January 2019). "All 'terror' victims to be pardoned". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  22. ^ Chen, Yu-fu; Chin, Jonathan (19 June 2019). "Commission researches White Terror-era prisons". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  23. ^ Wang, Yang-yu; Fan, Cheng-hsiang; Mazzetta, Matthew (26 May 2020). "Transitional Justice Commission members confirmed in party-line vote". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  24. ^ Lin, Sean (27 May 2020). "Lawmakers approve justice panel members". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  25. ^ "Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall transformation outline plan unveiled". Central News Agency. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  26. ^ Chen, Yu-fu; Madjar, Kayleigh (9 September 2021). "Removal of Chiang statue prioritized". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  27. ^ Lee, Hsin-fang; Chin, Jonathan (23 October 2021). "Commission sets legal code for its White Terror probe". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  28. ^ Chen, Yu-fu; Chung, Jake (11 March 2022). "Commission decries using public funds to honor 'a dictator'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  29. ^ "Taiwan's government looks to establish 'transitional justice' office by May". Central News Agency. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024. Republished as: "Cabinet seeks to open justice office soon". Taipei Times. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  30. ^ Lee, Hsin-fang; Chin, Jonathan (29 May 2022). "Take Chiang off cash: commission". Retrieved 25 February 2024.
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