From the crackdown on protesters Hong Kong, to Myanmar's against Rohingya, to democratic backsliding Thailand and Philippines, to the detention of more human rights and Asia are under attack. ... Please join Center for American Progress for conversation with leading experts on how U.S.-..…
Majority Leader Henry Cabot Lodge and his Republican allies raised serious questions about American, Japan's of Chinese, the prospect of new arms race, and the failure to address Irish question and human rights.. ..…
Here’s the worst thing you’ll read today—laws against child pornography in Japan weren’t in place until 2015. . ... Department of State report on human rights, Japan was considered an “international hub for the production and trafficking of child pornography.”..…
the other participants in the discussion touched upon the importance of moving toward implementation of the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, such as Japan, took part.. Bonnie Docherty, lecturer at Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic who was involved in..…
He has recommended disbanding the easy entry (and embarrassing) Commission on Human Rights and establishing a smaller council of states that respect human rights. Germany, Japan, Brazil and India have forged a bloc to win permanent seats on a newly-expanded..…
UN ambassadors from 22 states including Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany and Japan co-signed the text sent to Human Rights Council, Coly Seck and High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.. ..…
SALT LAKE CITY — President Donald Trump met with Saudi Arabian leader Prince Mohammed bin Salman Saturday at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan. . Rather than question his human rights record, Trump celebrated him as a 'friend.' . . . ..…
Japan has not played adequate role in improving the human rights China, except she added, I appreciate Prime Minister Abe because he touched on Uyghur and Hong Kong issues during talks with Xi... Chan Ho-tin, former convener of Hong Kong National Party, at the same press..…
We ask that United Nations Secretary-General, European Union, and the government of Japan, to intervene to prevent the outbreak of war and deepening human rights and humanitarian crisis.. ..…
This will send the right signal to North Korea that the United States will continue to press on human rights; Japan will be able to point to the language in garnering its own support for the deal. ..…
In East Asia, survivors of World War II human rights abuses have had their in court..., Korean forced laborers and Filipina comfort women, among others, have sued Japan and Japanese throughout Asia-Pacific, including United States.. ..…
Linking trade with rights . In a news conference last week, Wang urged Japan and Western nations to restore the link between human rights and trade with China. ... “Japan and other countries have been slowly waking up to the magnitude of this very large..…
There is limit with the law to tackle human rights violations on the internet, said Yoshifu Arita, member of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.. ..…
Despite the climate for human rights Cambodia, Japan still shies away from open and criticism, while continuing to provide large amounts of aid and staging high-level visits, all to charm Hun Sen.. ..…
Japan should stop forcing transgender people to be sterilized argues new harrowing 84-page Human Rights Watch report... ... Japan should uphold the rights of transgender people and stop forcing them to undergo surgery to be recognized, said Kanae Doi of..…
Human Rights Watch is urging Japan to drop its requirement that transgender people be sterilised to have their gender changed on official documents.. Human Rights Watch urged Japan on Wednesday to drop its requirement that transgender people be..…
Human Rights Watch report has criticised the procedure for legally changing Japan, describing it as regressive and harmful... ... Japan should uphold the rights of transgender people and stop forcing them to undergo surgery to be recognized, said Kanae Doi,..…
In 2017, European Court of Human Rights ruled that laws requiring transgender people to be sterilized before they can have their identity recognized are violations of the principles set forth in European Convention on Human Rights. spokesperson for Human Rights Watch,..…
Human rights and LGBT activists on Friday denounced ruling by Japan's Supreme Court upholding law that requires transgender people to be sterilized before they can have their gender changed on official documents.. ..…
Abe celebrated how the relationship between Japan and Vietnam has deepened yet on visit to one-party state, human rights and did not call for the release of political prisoners.. ... would this send message to Vietnam's brave human rights activists, and..…
That same year, in response to letter from the UN special rapporteurs on health and on torture about Law 111, Japan's Ministry of Health wrote that it was proud of the country's progress on LGBT rights. Forcing people to undergo unwanted surgeries to obtain documentation is contrary both to..…
The New York-based group said the ruling tolerates grave human rights violations against transgender people. . There is a growing awareness of sexual diversity in Japan, but it is often superficial and generally limited to the entertainment industry. ..…
The UN human rights agency (OHCHR) also called on Japan to acknowledge its violation of the human rights of “comfort women,” take legal responsibility and punish responsible individuals. . ..…
The UN human rights commission (OHCHR) also called on Japan to acknowledge its violation of the human rights of comfort women, take legal responsibility and punish responsible individuals. . ..…
The exhibition is supported by The Korean Council for Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, War and Women's Human Rights Museum, and Auckland Council Creative Communities Scheme... ..…
Across the region, he hoped Japan and Malaysia which has been taking more robust stance on human rights under Mahathir administration would take the lead on the governmental front. ..…
In other words, Supreme Court decision may also clash with extra aid system that may be set up to address the human rights grievances of former forced laborers, after the question of compensation from Japan was settled by the bilateral accord.. ..…
American concerns about human rights in North Korea, remains of GIs from the Korean War, tragedies such as what happened to American college student Otto Warmbier, and North Korea’s development of ICBMs are also important; . ... And aid from Japan—as well as the United States..…
The discussion 'Public Service: A Conversation with Asia 21 Fellows,' moderated by Asia Society global trustee Caroline Kennedy (far left), featured panelists Eugene Yi, president of the non-profit Cortico; Kanae Doi, Japan director of Human Rights Watch; Arnel Casanova, Philippine..…
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr, who's on trade mission to Japan, tweeted that if true, this would represent outrageous attack on the human rights of thousands of Australians... ..…
February: A Japan-Myanmar Human Rights dialogue is held in Naypyitaw. . ... May: The second Japan-Myanmar Human Rights Dialogue is held in Naypyitaw. . ..…
The Japanese government should not support abusive approaches to drug in Philippines, said Kanae Doi, Japan at Human Rights Watch.. JICA should disclose what kind of drug rehabilitation services it's funding and the safeguards it has imposed to ensure that Japan is not..…
Other countries that were elected to UN Human Rights Council include United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, Brazil, China, Rwanda, Croatia, South Africa, Tunisia, Brazil, and Cuba.. ..…
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Ambassador to the UN Agencies Headquartered in Vienna Kazzem Qaribabadi lashed out at the measures taken by Washington, underlining that the White House moves are in violation of all international norms and human rights. . . . . US Approves Missile Sales to South Korea,..…
But the statement also contains ruling by Korea's Supreme Court on forced labor stipulating that individual compensation claims for human rights abuses committed by Japan should be treated from the treaty, rather than individuals.. ..…