Media reports on threats to freedom of speech in Japan
According to FACTA Magazine (article in Japanese), a leaked memo produced by Japanese officials for intelligence agencies revealed that Kazuko Ito was under surveillance ahead of UN Special Rapporteur...
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[Event] Charity Walk & Run for Universal Children’s Day
November 20 is designated as Universal Children’s Day by the United Nations as a day to promote international togetherness and awareness among children worldwide, as well as to improve the welfare of...
View ArticleHRN signed open letters demanding Olympic authorities end rainforest...
Human Rights Now, along with 46 other organizations, signed open letters to the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Authorities demanding the end of rainforest destruction and...
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Ethical fashion and sustainable supply chains
On Wednesday, 27 September Human Rights Now held a event on ethical fashion that sparked great conversation and showed the interest of the public for the challenges of ethical and sustainable...
View ArticleHuman Rights Now signed an open letter demanding that Thailand repeal its...
Human Rights Now signed an open letter with 86 organizations from around the world to express our outrage that 14 migrant workers are being charged for criminal defamation after reporting conditions of...
View ArticleHuman Rights Now co-signed an appeal demanding an end in violence and action...
Human Rights Now joined 87 other NGOs around the world urging the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council to take immediate steps to address the human rights abuses and humanitarian...
View Article36th HRC Session: Oral Statement on Arbitrary Detentions in Cambodia and China
On 11 September 2017, Human Rights Now gave an oral statement on arbitrary detentions in Cambodia and China at the 36th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
View Article36th HRC Session: Oral statement on toxic remnants of war in Iraq
On 13 September 2017, Human Rights Now gave an oral statement on the negative health impacts of toxic remnants of war in Iraq for the 36th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
View Article36th HRC Session: Oral statement on the urgent situation of Rohingya in Myanmar
On 18 September 2017, Human Rights Now gave an oral statement on the urgent human rights situation facing Rohingya people in Myanmar at the 36th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
View Article36th HRC Session: Oral statement on the human rights situation in Iraq
On 19 September 2017, Human Rights Now gave an oral statement on the human rights situation in Iraq at 36th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
View Article36th HRC Session: Oral Statement on Political Harassment in Cambodia
On 26 September 2017, Human Rights Now gave an oral statement on harassment by the Cambodia government against political figures leading up to the 2018 elections at the 36th Session of the Human Rights...
View ArticleHuman Rights Now signed a joint civil society statement on armed drones
At the UN General Assembly First Committee, in October 2017, Human Rights Now, along with over 40 civil society organisations from 17 countries, signed a joint statement on armed drones. The statement...
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Easy English Discussion Course on Human Rights
Human Rights Now, a Tokyo-based international human rights NGO, will hold a course of easy English discussion sessions called “Let’s learn about Human Rights Issues in English!” like we have held in...
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HRN event for U.N International Day of the Girl
What it means to be “independent” as a woman On October 12, 2017, To commemorate the UN’s International Day of the Girl, Human Rights Now hosted an event celebrating the empowerment of girls and women....
View ArticleHRN Submitted a Shadow Report on “Children’s Rights in Japan” to the 76th...
Human Rights Now has submitted a shadow report on “Children’s Rights in Japan” in parallel with Japan’s periodic report submission to the 76th session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child. HRN’s...
View ArticleHuman Rights Now signed a joint statement on the environment in war and...
On November 6th, Human Rights Now joined 29 other NGOs and experts in signing a joint statement urging international community to address the environment war to protect civilians. The damage armed...
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Human Rights Now Academy: “Changing the world through human rights: Seminar...
On October 28 and 29, 2017, Human Rights Now led a two-day event including an interactive workshop to learn about International human rights and humanitarian law. Day one focused primarily on...
View ArticleRohingya: The international community must take unified action in order to...
Human Rights Now released a statement on November 14th calling for the international community to take unified action in order to stop the serious human rights violations occurring in Rakhine State,...
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Human Rights Now annual Charity Walk & Run
On November 18, 2017 Human Rights Now held its annual Charity Walk and Run around the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The event celebrated the U.N Universal Children’s Day (November 20th) that promotes...
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12/4 Emergency Parliament Event: “The Rohingya Human Rights Crisis and...
Legislators from all parties, along with Human Rights Now, Human Rights Watch, and Save the Children, came together to host the emergency parliament in-house event “The Rohingya Human Rights Crisis...
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