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Human Rights Watch - Japan - http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/japan
Reports, background briefings, testimony, press releases and commentary on the human rights situation in the country. |
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Amnesty International USA - Japan Human Rights - http://www.amnestyusa.org/all-countries/japan/page.do?id=1011178
News, reports and success stories for the country including AI Annual Report entries for the past ten years. |
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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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US State Department - 2008 Human Rights Report: Japan - http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/eap/119041.htm
2008 report on the current status of human rights practices including human freedoms, civil liberties, political rights, international investigations, discrimination, worker rights, child labor and working conditions. |
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Amnesty International - Japan - http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/japan
Ongoing collection of news and reports on the status of human rights. |
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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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US State Department - 2004 Human Rights Report: Japan - http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41644.htm
2004 report on the current status of human rights practices including human freedoms, civil liberties, political rights, international investigations, discrimination, worker rights, child labor and working conditions. |
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Mitsubishi Lawsuit - http://www.kamalsinha.com/mitsubishi/
Details of a workplace racial discrimination lawsuit in Japan. |
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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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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. |