On 1 July 2024, HRN hosted an event at Senshu University, Tokyo and online via Zoom, “Business and Human Rights: Navigating Japan’s Challenges and Recommendations from the UN Report”
9 July 2024 Update: A video recording of the event has now been released on our YouTube page. Details about the event are below the video.
Business and Human Rights: Navigating Japan’s Challenges and Recommendations from the UN Report
Purpose
On May 28, 2024, the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights published its final report ＜https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/56/55/Add.1＞on the United Nations Human Rights Council website, based on the country visit to Japan conducted from July 24 to August 4, 2023. The report provides crucial guidance for strengthening understanding of and responses to human rights challenges in Japan. It offers a detailed analysis of the current status and challenges of Japanese government and corporate initiatives on business and human rights, along with specific recommendations for both the government and corporations.
In response to the release of this report, Human Rights Now has issued a statement, which can be found in the attached file or at this link: Human Rights Now Statement.
The final report will be presented to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, in late June. Human Rights Now has invited Dr. Pichamon Yeophantong of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights to Japan to discuss this report.
Outline of the event
Organizer
Human Rights Now
Date and Time
Monday, July 1, 17:30-19:30
Location
Senshu University
Room 731, 3rd floor, Bldg. 7 (Graduate School Building), Kanda Campus
https://www.senshu-u.ac.jp/about/campus/
*ZOOM Hybrid
Event Contents
Speakers are subject to change without notice.
1. Opening remarks (17:30-17:40)
Speaker: Representative of Human Rights Now
2. Keynote speech based on the final report (17:40-18:40)
Speaker: Pichamon Yeophantong, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
Contents: Main contents of the report, current status of Japanese government and corporate initiatives on business and human rights in Japan, and recommendations
3. Dialogue and Q&A (18:40-19:30)
Representatives of Human Rights Now
Pichamon Yeophantong (UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights) and others
4. Closing remarks
Language
Simultaneous Japanese-English interpretation/Japanese Sign Language
At this event, you will have an opportunity to understand the contents of the final report of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, strengthen your efforts to respect human rights in Japan based on the UN recommendations, and reaffirm Japan’s role and corporate responsibility in the international community. We look forward to your participation.
For inquiries, please contact
Human Rights Now
Business and Human Rights Project
<info@hrn.or.jp>