Report: Labour Rights Violations in the Thai Poultry Industry within the...
On 21 June 2019, Human Rights Now released the English version of the report: Labour Rights Violations in the Thai Poultry Industry within the Supply Chains of Japanese Companies 2019 (2nd Ed) (pdf...
View ArticleHRN Signs Joint Letter on the Human Rights Crisis in Cambodia
HRN has joined with other NGOs in signing a joint letter to Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the human rights crisis in Cambodia. The full text of the joint...
View ArticleHRN Requests the Japanese Government to Participate in the Vienna Conference...
HRN has sent an open letter addressed to Japan’s Foreign Minister requesting the Japanese government to participate in the Vienna Conference on Protecting Civilians in Urban Warfare on 1-2 October...
View ArticleHRN releases report: “Severe Working Conditions Continue in Extreme Heat at...
For the report, we visited six construction sites and documented dangerously high temperatures, and we concluded that several major principles of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights...
View ArticleHRN Gives an Oral Statement at the 42nd Human Rights Council Session on the...
On 16 September 2019, Human Rights Now gave an oral statement at the 42nd Human Rights Council session in Geneva on the dire human rights situation in Myanmar. The text of our oral statement is written...
View ArticleHRN Gives an Oral Statement at the 42nd Human Rights Council Session on labor...
On 18 September 2019, Human Rights Now gave an oral statement at the 42nd Human Rights Council session in Geneva on the severe working conditions and other issues for construction workers at sites for...
View ArticleHRN Gives an Oral Statement on Cambodia’s Campaign of Suppression for the...
On 25 September 2019, HRN gave an oral statement on Cambodia’s ongoing campaign of suppression of political opponents, activists, and journalists, including through detentions, arrests, forced exiles,...
View ArticleHRN Releases Statement Condemning the Hong Kong Government’s Use of the...
Human Rights Now has released a statement condemning the Hong Kong government’s invocation of its emergency law towards protesters which appears to contravene Hong Kong’s Bill of Rights Ordinance and...
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Universal Children’s Day Charity Walk 2019 (Nov. 30, Saturday)
November 20th is the day the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by the United Nations, which was made to protect the human rights of children around the world. However, since then...
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【Report from Vienna】133 states and over 60 NGOs Gathered in Vienna to Tackle...
【Report from Vienna】133 states and over 60 NGOs Gathered in Vienna to Tackle the Problem of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas and Move Forward with a Political Declaration The Vienna Conference on...
View ArticleHRN Releases Statement Calling for the Prohibition of Arbitrary Detention in...
On 18 Oct. 2019, HRN released a statement in Japanese calling for the prohibition of arbitrary detention in Japanese immigration facilities and related legal reforms, and on 31 Oct. 2019, we released...
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2019-2020 Winter English Discussion Course on “Digging Deeper into Human...
Human Rights Now is hosting an eikaiwa discussion course from 28 Nov. 2019 to 27 Feb. 2020 titled “Digging Deeper into Human Rights!” This course will have two sessions for each topic. This allows more...
View ArticleWinter 2019 Book Club – Human Rights and Feminism
Human Rights Now has launched the Winter 2019 Book Club! This edition will be based on the book by Melinda Gates, The Moment of Lift, dealing with the most pressing issues on women empowerment. “Spend...
View ArticleHRN Releases Statement Urging States to Do More to Combat Climate Change
Human Rights Now has released a statement, “States Must Make Larger Commitments to Mitigate and Address the Predicted Harms of Climate Change”, focusing on the severe human rights impacts expected to...
View ArticleHRN releases report: “Severe Working Conditions Continue in Extreme Heat at...
HRN has a released a report on severe labor conditions at construction sites for the 2020 Olympic Games. For the report, we visited six construction sites and documented dangerously high temperatures,...
View ArticleHRN Issues a Joint Statement Urging the Government of Japan to Accept a...
Human Rights Now, together with nine other organizations, has issued a joint statement urging the government of Japan to accept a country visit by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. Arbitrary...
View ArticleWritten Statement Submitted to 43rd Human Rights Council Session: “The...
Human Rights Now has submitted a written statement on Myanmar to the 43rd UN Human Rights Council session titled “The Government of Myanmar Must Comply with the ICJ Order and Ensure Accountability for...
View Article40,000 People are Still Displaced and Radiation Levels are Still Dangerous...
Human Rights Now has released a statement today on the ongoing nuclear disaster occurring in and around Fukushima nine years after it began. The statement focuses on the continuing suffering of...
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[Report] Japanese Trading Companies’ Measures for Human Rights Lag Far Behind...
Human Rights Now (HRN), a Tokyo-based international human rights NGO, surveyed seven general trading companies regarding their human rights policies and practices (Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui &...
View ArticleHRN Gives an Oral Statement on Police Crackdowns in Hong Kong for the 43rd...
On 10 March 2020, HRN gave an oral statement on the disproportional use of force and arbitrary arrests by police against protesters in Hong Kong for the 43rd Human Rights Council Session in Geneva. In...
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