On March 14, Human Rights Now submitted a “Written Request for the Right to Cancel Contracts involving Forced Appearances in Adult Pornographic Videos, etc.”, to political parties in Japan.
With the lowering of the legal age of adulthood, consent agreements for appearing in Adult Pornographic videos, and so on, with a person of 18- and 19-years are no longer subjected to the rescission rights of minors, which will cause a significant setback in remedies against serious damages and will lead to a significant increase in the number of sexual filming victims because of gaps in the law. To prevent such serious damages, necessary legislation should be made as follows.
- We request to establish a system for retroactive rescission of consent agreements for appearing in Adult Pornographic videos, and so on, with a person of 18- and 19-years.
- We request to establish a rescission system not only for authorization to appear in Adult Pornographic videos in commercials but also for authorization to take photos and films of sexual posture and posture with sexual acts.
- Fundamentally, we request comprehensive legislation that prevents Digital Sexual Violence, such as being coerced into appearing in Adult Pornographic videos, and rescues victims.
The full text of the written request can be downloaded from here.