Taiwan
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Retentionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 0
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 1
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · In November 1997, the Parliament approved the death...
- News items in the archive
- 282
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Taiwan is classified as Retentionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 0 executions in the country, against 1 the year before. The archive holds 282 news items on Taiwan, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- JUNE 21, 2016TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN ‘MOVING TOWARD’ ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
The Ministry of Justice responded to EU calls to abolish capital punishment by saying that Taiwan’s justice
JUNE 21, 2016TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: SUPREME COURT COMMUTES FILIPINO’S DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE
Instead of the death penalty, the Supreme Court in Taiwan commuted the sentence of a Filipino convicted
MAY 10, 2016TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: SUBWAY KILLER EXECUTED
Taiwan executed a former college student who killed four people in a random stabbing spree on a subway
- JANUARY 1, 2016TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for murder, drug offenses, treason and military offenses.
The death penalty is provided for murder, drug offenses, treason and military offenses.
DECEMBER 24, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: DOUBLE-MURDERER SENTENCED TO DEATH
Chen Fu-hsiang, who committed a double murder in broad daylight in January, was sentenced to death by
- OCTOBER 30, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: TAIPEI SUBWAY MURDERER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SECOND TRIAL
A Taiwan court upheld the death sentence for Cheng Chieh, who was convicted of four murders and
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR MURDERS
The Taiwan High Court upheld the death sentence for a man convicted of the 2013 murders of his ex-
JUNE 5, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: SIX PRISONERS EXECUTED
Six executions were conducted in the evening, one week after the brutal murder of a schoolgirl, media reports said.
MAY 31, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: PRESIDENT, NOT READY TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
presidential spokesman Charles Chen cited President Ma Ying-jeou as saying that the government was
- FEBRUARY 28, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
a Taiwanese court has sentenced a man to death for killing four people and injuring 22 others in a knife
a Taiwanese court has sentenced a man to death for killing four people and injuring 22 others in a knife
FEBRUARY 13, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: MAMA MOUTH CAFE CONVICT’S DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
The Supreme Court of Taiwan overturned the death sentences handed down in both the first and second
- JANUARY 1, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for murder, drug offenses, treason and military offenses.
The death penalty is provided for murder, drug offenses, treason and military offenses.
- OCTOBER 8, 2014TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: JUSTICE MINISTER VOICES SUPPORT FOR THE DEATH PENALTY TO BE REPEALED, UNLESS THE MAJORITY OPINION
Justice Minister Luo Ying-shay voiced her support for repealing the death penalty in Taiwan, roughly six
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2014TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: 'MURDER CAFE' BARISTA LOSES APPEAL, SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Taiwan High Court upheld the death sentence given to a woman convicted of robbing and murdering a
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST KILLER ARSONIST
The Supreme Court of Taiwan upheld the death sentence against a man who was convicted of killing five
- MAY 30, 2014TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: DEATH PENALTY FOR KIDNAPPINGS ABOLISHED
In its final meeting before the end of the plenary session, the Legislative Yuan passed amendments to the
- APRIL 29, 2014TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: FIVE DEATH-ROW INMATES EXECUTED
five death-row inmates were executed in various parts of the island, the Justice Ministry said.
MARCH 27, 2014TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: JUSTICE MINISTRY RESOLUTE ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Taiwan's Ministry of Justice said that it will continue carrying out capital punishment lawfully and with
FEBRUARY 25, 2014TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: EXECUTION OF DEATH ROW INMATES DELIBERATED
Under pressure from a legislator to carry out executions of death row inmates, Minister of Justice Luo Ying-
- JANUARY 1, 2014TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for murder, drug offenses, treason and military offenses.
The death penalty is provided for murder, drug offenses, treason and military offenses.
- OCTOBER 29, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: DEATH PENALTY FOR DOUBLE HOMICIDE
A woman indicted as the main suspect in a double homicide in New Taipei City earlier
- JULY 11, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
a man was sentenced to death by the High Court
a man was sentenced to death by the High Court
JUNE 13, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MARITICIDE
The Taiwan Supreme Court upheld a High Court ruling to sentence a woman to death for
APRIL 21, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: ASHTON CONDEMNS EXECUTIONS
EU High Representative Catherine Ashton condemned the six executions that took place in Taiwan
- APRIL 20, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY REQUIRES PUBLIC SUPPORT
responding to a call by the European Parliament for an immediate end to the use of capital
APRIL 19, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: SIX DEATH-ROW INMATES EXECUTED
six convicts on death row were executed in Taipei, Taichung, Tainan and Hualien, the Ministry of Justice said in a statement.
- APRIL 10, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN COMPENSATES TRIO AFTER 11 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
Taiwan will pay a total of Tw$15 million ($500,000) compensation to three men who spent more
- MARCH 19, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN'S CAPITAL PUNISHMENT POLICY REMAINS UNCHANGED: PREMIER
Taiwan's Premier Jiang Yi-huah said that the government is cautiously assessing the scrapping
- MARCH 14, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: PATIENT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FATAL HOSPITAL FIRE
A cancer patient who started a fire in a Taiwan hospital -- which killed 13 people and injured
- FEBRUARY 27, 2013TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Taiwan says it will continue to enforce the death penalty...
Taiwan says it will continue to enforce the death penalty...