Statements HRN Releases a Written Statement on Coronavirus for the 44th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva: “Governments Must Respect and Protect Rights in Measures to Address the Spread of Coronavirus” June 8, 2020 Japan, Economic social and cultural rights, UN Activity
Statements A Call for Human Rights Guarantees in Measures to Prevent the Spread of Novel Coronavirus Infections April 24, 2020 Japan, Economic social and cultural rights
Statements Severe working conditions for Olympic construction: Human Rights Now’s grievance notification to the Olympic Organizing Committee and the start of an investigation April 23, 2020 Japan, Business and Human Rights
Reports HRN Releases Report: “Japanese Trading Companies: Measures for Human Rights Lag Far Behind International Standards” March 12, 2020 Japan, Business and Human Rights, Corporate social responsibility
Statements 40,000 People are Still Displaced and Radiation Levels are Still Dangerous Due to the Ongoing Fukushima Nuclear Disaster March 11, 2020 Japan, Fukushima, Refugee/IDP
Statements HRN Issues a Joint Statement Urging the Government of Japan to Accept a Country Visit by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention January 22, 2020 Japan, Criminal justice / arbitrary detention and torture
Statements HRN Releases Statement Calling for the Prohibition of Arbitrary Detention in Immigration Facilities in Japan and Related Legal Reforms October 31, 2019 Japan, Criminal justice / arbitrary detention and torture, Refugee/IDP
Statements HRN Gives an Oral Statement at the 42nd Human Rights Council Session on labor rights for Tokyo Olympic construction workers September 21, 2019 Japan, Business and Human Rights
Reports HRN releases report: “Severe Working Conditions Continue in Extreme Heat at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Construction Sites: Is this still an Olympics for Sustainable Development (SDGs)?” September 14, 2019 Japan, Business and Human Rights, Corporate social responsibility, Olympics
Statements HRN Gives an Oral Statement at the 41st Human Rights Council Session on Freedom of the Press in Japan July 1, 2019 Japan, Freedom of Speech
