Meet wix
Life according to wix
I have spent about 10 years studying, working and travelling in Asia. I called Taiwan home for a while but have now returned to Australia.
Past travels
Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Canada, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan
Future travels
Now I'm back in Australia my only overseas trip is likely to be to Tasmania.
Read wix's blog
DFAT documents on human rights in Taiwan
Published 9:23 pm, 15 Mar 2013
Last year I submitted a Freedom of Information (FoI) request to Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) via the website Right to Know. The purpose of the request was to find out about Australian government’s attitude toward and monitoring of human rights issues in Taiwan. In particular the request focused on information regarding the [...]
My letter to the Taipei Times about Chen Shui-bian
Published 2:11 pm, 6 Mar 2013
My letter urging the government of Taiwan to grant medical parole was published in the Taipei Times today. I have been concerned about the treatment of Chen Shui-bian for some time. The recent reports issued by the Control Yuan and international group of human rights experts* highlight that the government has treated Chen poorly and [...]
Chomsky: it was a misunderstanding
Published 11:43 pm, 31 Jan 2013
Lin Ting-an (林庭安) is a Taiwanese student who visited Noam Chomsky and several other academics in the USA and asked them to support the campaign against a media monopoly in Taiwan. She took the photograph above of Chomsky holding a sign written in Chinese opposing media monopoly. The photo was widely republished in the Taiwanese media. [...]
Data and the death penalty
Published 7:03 pm, 18 Dec 2012
Michael Turton posted some statistics on the number of murders in Taiwan on his blog. I thought it would be interesting to graph this data alongside the number of executions carried out under the death penalty. I have used this data to create the chart above. The data pretty much speaks for itself. The number [...]
Reflecting on human rights
Published 1:54 pm, 9 Dec 2012
Today is Human Rights Day. It also marks 33 years since the Kaohsiung Incident, a key event which set Taiwan on the path to democracy. While Taiwan has made many advances in human rights since the days of White Terror and Martial Law it is worth taking some time to reflect on the state of [...]
The lowdown
Age: In the region of 30-39
Currently hanging out in: Taiwan
Boy or girl: Male
Webpage: blog.taiwan-guide.org
Travelfisher since: 13th May, 2005
