Taipei, April 2 (CNA) A Japanese photographer and harpists from France and Taiwan are encouraging Taiwanese people to reconsider their thoughts on issues related to the death penalty through photo exhibitions and a concert in Taiwan, organizers said Monday.
The arts events kicked off in Taipei Monday with a two-day display of 16 photos taken by U.S.-based photographer Toshi Kazama, featuring pictures of death-row inmates in the United States and Taiwan, execution sites, execution devices like the electric chair and a prisoner's last meal.
Taiwan ended a four-year-long moratorium on executions in 2010, executing four prisoners that year and another five in March of 2011, drawing criticism from the European Union and human rights advocates.
Speaking at a news conference, Kazama said he wanted to encourage the Taiwanese public to think deeply about more aspects of the practice of capital punishment.
Source: Focus Taiwan, April 2, 2012