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Biography

**Clarence Y. Chou** is a lawyer at Chen & Chou Law Firm in Taipei, Taiwan. His practice focuses on constitutional and administrative litigation, freedom of expression, equality and anti-discrimination, and media law. He previously served as Chairperson of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights and as a member of the Executive Yuan’s Human Rights Protection and Promotion Task Force. He was a PILnet Fellow and a Visiting Scholar at Columbia Law School (2014–2015). His work includes strategic litigation and human rights advocacy, particularly in cases involving constitutional rights and the protection of vulnerable groups. He is currently pursuing doctoral studies at Soochow University and is actively engaged in regional human rights initiatives, including LAWASIA.