Human Rights
This category is for sites on human rights issues in Japan.
Amnesty International Annual Report on Japan
- AI's report on Japanese abuses of authority during 2002.http://web.amnesty.org/web/ar2002.nsf/asa/japan!Open
Ana Bortz's Law Suit and Minority Rights in Japan
- Article on Japanese 20th century immigration, influx of migrants, Japanese reactions, and a discrimination lawsuit filed to protect civil rights from racial prejudice.http://www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp88.html
Buraku Liberation and Human Rights Research Institute
- Information aimed to eliminate discrimination, particularly for the Buraku problem in Japan.http://www.blhrri.org/index_e.htm
Children'sRights Network of Japan
- Discusses marriage, children, divorce and parental abduction in Japan, as well as the lack of joint custody and enforcable child visitation rights in family law.http://www.crnjapan.com/
Fathers' Rights In Japan
- A bulletin board for fathers to discuss denied visitation or custody of their Japanese children and to advocate changes to Japanese family law.http://www.frij.net/
Japan - Country Report on Human Rights Practices, 2004
- The annual U.S. government appraisal of Japanese laws, courts, human rights, and treatment of minorities, for 2004.http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41644.htm
Japan Civil Liberties Union (JCLU)
- Independent, non-profit organization which aims to protect and promote human rights for all persons regardless of beliefs, religion, or political opinion.http://www.jclu.org/index_e.shtml
Mitsubishi Lawsuit
- Details of a workplace racial discrimination lawsuit in Japan.http://www.kamalsinha.com/mitsubishi/
The Otaru Lawsuit Info Site
- Regularly updated site on a suit against the Otaru City government and Hokkaido hot spring owners banning foreignershttp://www.debito.org/otarulawsuit.html
Owed Justice: Thai Women Trafficked into Debt Bondage in Japan
- Report on trafficking in women to fill Japan's sex industry, forced labor and rights violations, servitude, and practices similar to slavery.http://www.hrw.org/reports/2000/japan/