On 1st March 2018, Human Rights Now gave an oral statement on the Situation of the People Affected by the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster at the 37th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The video and the full text of the statement can be accessed below. Thank you, Madam Vice-President. 2018 marks the seventh year since the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Human Rights Now is concerned about the housing situation of affected people, over 50,000 of whom remain officially evacuated. In recent years, Japan’s government has been lifting evacuation orders in areas where public exposure to radiation is permitted up to 20 millisieverts per year, much higher than the recommended international standard … Continue reading 37th HRC Session: Oral Statement on the Situation of the People Affected by the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster