The groups are requesting re-evaluations and amendments to policies and laws that might affect residential rights including the Urban Planning Law, Land Expropriation Act and the Urban Renewal Act.

The News Lens
Date: 2016/09/05
By: Mo Tz-pin

About 40 organizations opposed to forced evictions took to the streets of Taipei this morning to protest against what they say is the lack of attention paid by the Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) administration to the issue.

Activists from all over the country gathered on Ketagalan Boulevard to protest against Tsai for not reaching out to the victims of forced evictions or expropriation and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for neglecting the nation-wide issue.

National Chengchi University professor Hsu Shih-jung (徐世榮) was at the protest and said the DPP was a “suppressor, depriver.” Hsu, who for years has been involved in those issues and has been consulted by the government, added that the administration should focus on dealing with current issues, not past unresolved cases.

The groups are requesting re-evaluations and amendments to policies and laws that risk affecting residential rights including the Urban Planning Law, Land Expropriation Act and the Urban Renewal Act. They are also calling for the establishment of a public-hearing system to supervise the progress of land development plans and boost the transparency of government plans.     [FULL  STORY]