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