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This category is for sites on human rights issues in Japan. Websites submitted here must be Japan related and in English. Sites in Japanese should be submitted to the appropriate World / Japanese subcategory. 日本語のホームページはこちら.

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Amnesty International Annual Report on Japan AI's report on Japanese abuses of authority during 2002. web.amnesty.org/web/ar2002.nsf/asa/japan!Open

The Otaru Lawsuit Info Site Regularly updated site on a suit against the Otaru City government and Hokkaido hot spring owners banning foreigners. www.debito.org/otarulawsuit.html

Buraku Liberation and Human Rights Research Institute Information aimed to eliminate discrimination, particularly for the Buraku problem in Japan. www.blhrri.org/index_e.htm

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. www.hrw.org/reports/2000/japan

Mitsubishi Lawsuit Details of a workplace racial discrimination lawsuit in Japan. www.kamalsinha.com/mitsubishi

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. www.jclu.org/index_e.shtml

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. www.jpri.org/publications/workingpapers/wp88.html

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. www.frij.net

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. www.crnjapan.com

Japan - Country Report on Human Rights Practices, 2004 The annual U.S. government appraisal of Japanese laws, courts, human rights, and treatment of minorities, for 2004. www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41644.htm