Statements Human Rights Now signed an open letter demanding that Thailand repeal its abusive labor law against migrant workers October 2, 2017 Thailand, Business and Human Rights, Thailand
Statements HRN signed open letters demanding Olympic authorities end rainforest destruction and human rights abuses connected to Tokyo 2020 Olympics construction September 12, 2017 Japan, Business and Human Rights, Corporate social responsibility
Statements HRN submits statements on political harassment in Cambodia and lawyer detentions in China to the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council August 21, 2017 Cambodia, China, Defenders Democratic Space, Freedom of assembly, Freedom of Speech, UN Activity, United Nations
Statements Japan: HRN’s oral statement on Freedom of Expression in Japan at the UN Human Rights Council 35th session. June 20, 2017 Japan, Civil and Political Rights, Defenders Democratic Space, UN Activity, United Nations
Statements Statement: Human Rights Now Calls for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons June 20, 2017 Armed conflict, Disarmament, Human Rights Violation under armed conflicts/military operation, nuclear weapons ban
Statements International Network on Explosive Weapons issue letter on the use of weapons in populated areas ahead of the UN Security Council Open Debate, May 25, 2017 May 25, 2017 Armed conflict, Extrajudicial killings / war crime and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Violation under armed conflicts/military operation, UN Activity, United Nations
Statements HRN submitted four statements on Fukushima, supply chains and labor rights, discriminatory punishment of women, and Japan’s terrorism bill to the 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council May 23, 2017 Japan, Business and Human Rights, Corporate social responsibility, Defenders Democratic Space, Economic social and cultural rights, Fukushima, UN Activity, United Nations, Violence against Women
Statements [Open Letter] Human Rights Now signed on an open letter to call on States to strongly encourage the Myanmar government to fully cooperate with the UN Fact-Finding Mission into the human rights situation in Myanmar April 27, 2017 Myanmar, Accountability for gross human rights violations, Extrajudicial killings / war crime and crimes against humanity
Statements [Statement] A Joint Statement by Legal Professional Groups & Human Rights NGOs on the Forthcoming Trials of the Cases of the 709 Crackdown – Call on China to Ensure the Right to a Fair Trial April 25, 2017 China, Criminal justice / arbitrary detention and torture, Defenders Democratic Space
Statements “Serious Human Rights Situation of the People Affected by the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster” / Written Statement submitted to 34th Human Rights Council session February 14, 2017 Japan, Economic social and cultural rights, Economic social and cultural rights Japan, Fukushima, UN Activity, United Nations