“Serious Human Rights Situation of the People Affected by the Fukushima...
Human Rights Now has submitted a written statement “Serious Human Rights Situation of the People Affected by the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster” to the 34th session of Human Rights Council, which is going...
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The 61st Session on the Status of Women in New York
HRN co-sponsors a discussion on the Exploitation of Women in the Entertainment Industry at the 61st Session on the Status of Women in New York Event Summary On March 16, 2017 Human Rights Now will be...
View ArticleHuman Rights Now Report on Human Rights in Japan for UPR.
Human Rights Now (HRN) has submitted a UPR stakeholder submission report on current human rights conditions in Japan to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The...
View Article[Statement] A Joint Statement by Legal Professional Groups & Human Rights...
In a joint statement, Human Rights Now, a Tokyo-based international human rights NGO, together with legal professional groups and human rights NGOs, called on the Chinese authorities to ensure the...
View Article[Open Letter] Human Rights Now signed on an open letter to call on States to...
Human Rights Now, together with 22 organisations, signed on an open letter to call on States, including the United States, United Kingdom and the member states of the European Union, Association of...
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HRN submitted four statements to the 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council
The 35th Session of the UN Human Rights Council will be held in Geneva from June 6, 2017. Human Rights Now submitted the following four written statements to the session: The Human Rights Situation of...
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International Network on Explosive Weapons issue letter on the use of weapons...
International Network on Explosive Weapons (INEW), of which Human Rights Now (HRN) is a member, have issued a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Gueterres in relation to the open debate on May 25...
View ArticleThe UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, David Kaye, releases his...
On 29 May 2017, the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, David Kaye, released a report for the 35th Human Rights Council session summarizing his findings on Japan following his visit from...
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Japan: UN Special Rapporteur Expresses Concern over the Government’s...
Photo Credit: Satoko Kawasaki | Japan Times. On 18 May 2017, Joseph Cannataci, Special Rapporteur for the United Nations on the right to privacy, issued a letter on a bill proposed...
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Japan: David Kaye expresses concerns about freedom of expression and media...
HRN hosted the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression David Kaye to speak on the subject of Japanese freedom of expression and freedom of the press on June 2, 2017. Mr. Kaye and...
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June 16, 2017 (Fri) — Freedom of Expression in Japan: Report and Conversation...
What: In April 2016, David Kaye, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, conducted an official visit to Japan to report on freedom of expression issues. His official report was...
View ArticleStatement: Human Rights Now Calls for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Human Rights Now (HRN) has released a statement in conjunction with the second round of negotiations for the UN Conference to Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons Leading...
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Japan: HRN’s oral statement on Freedom of Expression in Japan at the UN Human...
Last Monday, June 12, Secretary General of Human Rights Now (HRN) Kazuko Ito gave an oral statement at the 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council held in Geneva, Switzerland, in a dialog meeting...
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Regarding the UN Negotiating Committee on Nuclear Weapons Convention
Due to the resolution adopted at General Assembly (A/RES/71/258), the first negotiating committee for the Nuclear Weapons Convention was held from March 27th to 31th at the United Nation Headquarters...
View ArticleHuman Rights Now submits a Report about Human Rights Issues in Japan to the...
On July 24th, Human Rights Now submitted a report on human rights issues in Japan to the Human Rights Committee for its upcoming 121st Session. The Human Rights Committee addresses civil and political...
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HRN submits statements to the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council
The 36th Session of the UN Human Rights Council will be held in Geneva from September 11 to 29, 2017. Human Rights Now submitted two written statements on Cambodia and China for the session: The...
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Media reports on UNIQLO’s disclosures of suppliers following HRN’s...
A factory in Bangladesh making clothes for UNIQLO (credit: Nikkei Asian Review) Nikkei Asian Review reported that Fast Retailing has publicly shared the names of nearly 150 suppliers in charge of its...
View ArticleMedia reports on HRN’s investigations on child pornography in Japan
On September 5, 2016 Human Rights Now (HRN) released an investigative report on the status and challenge of ending child pornography in Japan. The investigations revealed that child pornography...
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Media reporting on HRN revelations about coercion in the adult film industry
Human Rights Now at a news conference in Tokyo to support women abused by the pornographic film industry. | AFP-JIJI Human Rights Now published a report on “Human Rights Violations against Women and...
View ArticleMedia reports on HRN’s concerns over “forced” return of Fukushima evacuees
The nuclear disaster of March 2011 led to the evacuation of approximately 80 000 people from Fukushima. At the time the Japanese government set three evacuation areas based on the level of annual...
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