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Japan should adopt death penalty moratorium

15 Sep

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

Three men were executed in Japan on Thursday. Amnesty International has called for the government to immediately adopt a moratorium on executions.
The organization called on new Japanese Minister of Justice Yasuoka Okiharu to conduct a thorough re-examination of the country’s death penalty policy after Mantani Yoshiyuki (68), Yamamoto Mineteru (68) and Hirano Isamu (61) were [...]

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Japan: Respect rights of detained Greenpeace activists

15 Jul

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

Amnesty International has expressed its deep concern to the prime minister of Japan about the detention of two Greenpeace activists, Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, who have been charged with theft and trespass.
Amnesty International said: “These two must be allowed to challenge their detention before an independent and impartial court in proceedings which meet international [...]

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Japan: Press China’s President to Protect Human Rights

30 Apr

Posted by Otto as Human Rights

Prime Minister Fukuda Should Highlight Rights Issues in Bilateral Relations
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda should make human rights issues a priority in his historic meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Japan next week, Human Rights Watch said in a letter today.
Link to hrw.org

Tags: China, Japan