Yeh Hung-ling

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

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[edit]

  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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