Crime in Taiwan
Crime in
Law enforcement agencies
The National Police Agency is the top law enforcement body in Taiwan with its subordinate Criminal Investigation Bureau.
List of notable crimes
Assassination attempts
- President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu assassination attempton 19 March 2004
- Presidential Office Building Truck Attack on 25 January 2014
Bombing
- Taiwan McDonald's bombings on 28-29 April 1992
Hostage crisis
- Alexander family hostage crisis on 18 November 1997
Murder
- Nantou shooting on 21 September 1959
- Murder of Peng Wan-ru on 30 November 1996
- Murder of Pai Hsiao-yen on 20 April 1997
- Murder of Weng Chi-nan on 28 May 2010
- Taipei Metro attack on 21 May 2014
Human trafficking
Sex trafficking
Taiwanese and foreign women and girls are sex trafficked in Taiwan. They are raped and harmed in brothels, hotel rooms, and other locations throughout the country.[3][4][5][6][7]
Illegal drugs
Marijuana
Forced labor
Fishing industry
Taiwan's overseas fishing fleet has been criticized for a history of abuse and a lack of protection for
A 2020 Greenpeace investigation found Taiwanese vessels in the
In October 2020 the
See also
References
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- ^ "How migrant workers become human trafficking victims in Taiwan". AP Migration. August 3, 2015.
- ^ "Taiwanese trafficking victim who escaped POGO sex den comes forward". philstar. February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Taiwan's human trafficking issue". Taipei Times. November 26, 2006.
- ^ Kwan, Rhoda. "Interview: Green is the colour for Taiwan's pioneering 'weed lawyer'". hongkongfp.com. Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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- ^ Morris, James X. "The Dirty Secret of Taiwan's Fishing Industry". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Choppy Waters, Forced Labour and Illegal Fishing in Taiwan's Distant Water Fisheries" (PDF). www.greenpeace.org. Greenpeace. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Monaghan, Elizabeth. "Who is FCF? Taiwan's biggest tuna trader linked to forced labour & illegal fishing". www.greenpeace.org. Greenpeace. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ Klinckhamers, Pavel. "Fishing firms must pay their dues". www.taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Aspinwall, Nick. "Taiwan Ordered to Address Forced Labor on Its Fishing Vessels". thediplomat.com. The Diplomat. Retrieved 19 May 2021.