Human Rights (Society and Culture)

Human Rights Sites:

Children'sRights Network of Japan 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. (Human Rights) http://www.crnjapan.com/ Owed Justice: Thai Women Trafficked into Debt Bondage in Japan 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. (Human Rights) http://www.hrw.org/reports/2000/japan/ Fathers' Rights In Japan 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. (Human Rights) http://www.frij.net/ Japan Civil Liberties Union (JCLU) 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. (Human Rights) http://www.jclu.org/index_e.shtml Japan - Country Report on Human Rights Practices, 2003 Japan - Country Report on Human Rights Practices, 2003: The annual U.S. government appraisal of Japanese laws, courts, human rights, and treatment of minorities, for 2003. (Human Rights) http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27772.htm Mitsubishi Lawsuit Mitsubishi Lawsuit: Details of a workplace racial discrimination lawsuit in Japan. (Human Rights) http://www.kamalsinha.com/mitsubishi/ Buraku Liberation and Human Rights Research Institute Buraku Liberation and Human Rights Research Institute: Information aimed to eliminate discrimination, particularly for the Buraku problem in Japan. (Human Rights) http://www.blhrri.org/index_e.htm The Otaru Lawsuit Info Site The Otaru Lawsuit Info Site: Regularly updated site on a suit against the Otaru City government and Hokkaido hot spring owners banning foreigners. (Human Rights) http://www.debito.org/otarulawsuit.html Ana Bortz's Law Suit and Minority Rights in Japan 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. (Human Rights) http://www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp88.html Patients Rights in Japan Patients Rights in Japan: Provides history of patient rights in the 20th century as well as the rise of advocacy groups and case studies on the mentally ill. (Human Rights) http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~ianj/HR/patients/pa_japan.html Amnesty International Annual Report on Japan Amnesty International Annual Report on Japan: AI's report on Japanese abuses of authority during 2002. (Human Rights) http://web.amnesty.org/web/ar2002.nsf/asa/japan!Open