The number of new residents in Taiwan has exceeded 650,000. In order to let the new residents understand the civil procedure of the Taiwan court and know how to protect their civil rights, the Immigration Department invited new residents and NGOs to participate in the "Conference of Social Networks targeting at New Immigrants" held at Taiwan High Court. In addition to counseling new residents about life in Taiwan, the organizers also hoped to shorten the distance between new residents and Taiwan judiciary.
Female new residents from Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar, South Korea and Hong Kong, together with representatives of 10 NGOs, have shown their learning spirit as “Staying comfortably at the court". On the same day, Huang Lingyu - Director of the Taipei City Service Station of the Immigration Department, Lin Ruibin - Chief Executive of the Taiwan High Court, Xu Yanzao – Court Judge, have had a fruitful discussion with the NGOs and new residents about relevant matters.
In addition to expanding the "Overstay Voluntary Departure Program Penalty Relief" case, new residents can borrow tablets for free, get counseling course on the use of science and technology applied at the court, extend the details happened at the court, the process related to technological inspection, let the public audit a case at the court. Through the "Conference of Social networks targeting at new immigrants", the NGO community representatives and new residents were introduced to the basic knowledge of the legal trial and the reasons behind the judgment. NGO representatives and new residents expressed a better understanding of Taiwan's court regulation, operation and trial.
Cai Liqing, a new resident from the Philippines and has served as a court interpreter, said that through this trial experience, she got grounded knowledge to help other new residents solve their issues systematically at the court. Tao Shirong from Vietnam believed that Taiwan's court regulations are very different from those in Vietnam, so she must re-learn some of the legal terms. This court’s counseling class was very helpful to her.
New resident Linda from Indonesia said that from the court’s perspective, the trial considers not only the materials condition but also the motivation and psychological state. The overall trial system is objective while also considering human nature.
