The Special Rapporteur to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Anand Grover visiting Japan from March 20th until the 22nd.
20th March: Tokyo
21st March: Fukushima
22nd March: Kyoto
It has been 3 years since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster.
Measures to help the people affected by the accident, especially children’s “Right to a Healthy Life” has not been met, and the situation remains worrisome.
Human Rights Now, international human rights NGO based in Tokyo, will host Anand Grover from March 20th until the 22nd and hold multiple keynote addresses in Tokyo, Fukushima, and Kyoto.
Anand Grover visited Japan as a specialist for the UN in November of 2012. He surveyed the situation of people affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster’s right to health and subsequently submitted a report to the United Nations Human Rights Council in May of 2013.
He recommended the Japanese government make drastic policy changes; by creating a foundation for human rights. In addition to expanding the policies for the effects of low-level radiation, whilst focusing heavily on protecting the health of children, infants, and pregnant women as they are the most susceptible to the effects of radiation, for residents who live on the radiation standard of 1mSv/year.
Human Rights Now is looking to make more people aware of these recommendations through inviting Anand Grover.
We would like to pursue major policy changes by the government, based on the international human right that every person has the right to health.
Anand Grover’s Recommendations: http://hrn.or.jp/activity/topic/-2/
I. March 20th (Thursday) :Tokyo
Title: Right to health for the Fukushima victims of nuclear power plant disaster
Summary: He recommended the Japanese government make drastic policy changes; by creating a foundation for human rights. In addition to expanding the policies for the effects of low-level radiation, whilst focusing heavily on protecting the health of children, infants, and pregnant women as they are the most susceptible to the effects of radiation, for residents who live on the radiation standard of 1mSv/year.
Human Rights Now is looking to make more people aware of these recommendations through inviting Anand Grover.
We would like to pursue major policy changes by the government, based on the international human right that every person has the right to health.
Date: Thursday, March 20th, 2014.
Time: 18:00-21:00 (Doors Open at 17:30)
Location: Meiji Gakuin University ,Room3101 (1-2-37 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Metro Shirokanedai or Shirokanetakanawa or Takanawadai station)
Organizers: Human Rights Now, Meiji Gakuin University, International Peace Research Institute (PRIME), CNRS-LIA « Human Protection and Responses to the Disaster »
Cosponsor: Peace Boat
Maximum Capacity: 370 people
Document Fee: 500 yen (students: free)
Schedule:
Keynote Address (60 minutes)
o Special Rapporteur to the United Nations Human Rights Council Anand Grover, “How to implement the Recommendation”
Reports from Fukushima citizen
Symposium “Right to health for the Fukushima victims of nuclear power plant disaster”
o Akira Isaka: Former Chairperson, Adviser of Futaba County Medical Association
o Koichi Kida: Vice President, Fukushima Medical Association
o Hisako Sakiyama : Doctor of medicine, Takagi School, former senior researcher in National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS）, former member of the Secretariat of the National Diet of Japan Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission
o Susumu Shimazono : Professor, Sophia University
o Coordinator: Kazuko Ito (Lawyer, Secretary General, Human Rights Now)
Contact:
• Human Rights Now
Creative One Akihabara Building, 7th floor
5-3-4 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo Prefecture, 110-0005.
Tel: 03-3835-2110
Fax: 03-3834-1025
Email: info@hrn.or.jp
URL: http://hrn.or.jp/
II.March 21st (Friday): Fukushima
Title: Think about Radiation Exposure in terms of right to health and education ~Based on the recommendations of Anand Grover, Special Rapporteur to the United Nations Human Rights Council
Summary: In this symposium, we invited Mr. Anand Grover to do a keynote address about his recommendations and to enlighten us about our rights to health as well as debating with other participants about the steps we need to take to improve nuclear power and radiation education.
Date: Friday,March 21st, 2014.
Time: 13:00-18:00 (Doors Open at 12:30)
Location: Fukushima University Room L4 (1, Kanayagawa, Fukushima. JR Tohoku Line, 10-minute walk from Kanayagawa station)
Organizers: Fukushima University Research Group of Supplementary Readers on Radiation, Human Rights Now, CNRS-LIA« Human Protection and Responses to the Disaster »
Cosponsor: Peace Boat
Maximum Capacity: 300 people
Entrance Fee:Free
Schedule:
13:10-14:10 Keynote Address (60 minutes)
o Special Rapporteur to the United Nations Human Rights Council Anand Grover, “How to implement the Recommendation”
14:25-15:55 First session: Symposium: Our Right to Health (90 minutes)
o Tetsuji Imanaka: Assistant Professor, Kyoto University
o Koichi Kida: Vice President, Fukushima Medical Association
o Kazuko Ito:Lawyer, Secretary General, Human Rights Now … and other participants
16:10-17:40: Symposium: Nuclear Power and Radiation Education (90 minutes)
o Toshiki Kokubun: Chief Secretary of the Fukushima Teachers Union
o Kiyoshi Sasaki: Teacher, Koriyama Municipal 6th Junior High School. Fukushima Prefecture Junior High School Educational Research Society, Science Special Bureau
o Toshinori Yamaki: Teacher, Fukushima Prefectural Tamura High School. Japan Society for Science Education
o Shinobu Goto: Associate Professor, Fukushima University. Fukushima University Research Group of Supplementary Readers on Radiation
(Chairperson: Hiroko Goto: Professor, Chiba University Graduate School. Human Rights Now, Vice-President, Board of Directors)
Contact:
• Fukushima University Research Group of Supplementary Readers on Radiation
1, Kanayagawa, Fukushima City, 960-1296
Fukushima University Symbiotic System Science and Engineering.ShinobuGoto Research Lab.
Tel & Fax: 024-548-5171
Email: fukudokuhonkenkyukai@gmail.com
URL: https://www.ad.ipc.fukushima-u.ac.jp/~a067/index.htm
• Human Rights Now
Creative One Akihabara Building, 7th floor
5-3-4 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo Prefecture, 110-0005.
Tel: 03-3835-2110
Fax: 03-3834-1025
Email: info@hrn.or.jp
URL: http://hrn.or.jp/
III.March 22nd (Saturday) : Kyoto
More details of each symposium will be updated.