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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

Human Rights Watch Asia program officer Teppei Kasai (center) speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 15, 2023
Japan women prisoners suffer serious abuse: Human Rights Watch
Handcuffs during pregnancy, separation from newborn babies and insufficient care for elderly inmates are among the abuses suffered, the rights group said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2022
Myanmar junta defends air strikes killing 60 people at concert
Sundayu2019s aerial attack in Kachin State killed concert performers along with civilians and militia officers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2022
NGO urges Japan to halt training for officers from coup-hit Myanmar
Human Rights Watch suggested that the Japanese government investigate whether program participants have been involved in operations violating the laws of war.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 19, 2022
Athletes warned against speaking up on human rights at Beijing Games
Speakers at an event organized by Human Rights Watch said that discussing controversial issues while in China could land Winter Olympic participants in legal trouble.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2021
Human Rights Watch calls on Japan to suspend military exchange with Myanmar
The exchange program for cadets from foreign countries provides the same courses that Japanese cadets take, including a broad range of military training.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2021
Authoritarian states' oppression reaches beyond their borders
Authoritarian powers such as China, Russia and Turkey are becoming both more autocratic at home, abroad and more influential on the world stage.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2021
'Gold medal' for sexism: Tokyo Olympic chief Yoshiro Mori draws rebuke from rights group
Controversial remarks by Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, have been given a "gold medal" for sexism from an international human rights advocacy group after he said earlier this week that women talk too much.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 20, 2020
Human Rights Watch report documents abuse of child athletes in Japan
A Human Rights Watch report has found child athletes in Japan often suffer physical and verbal abuse and sometimes sexual abuse during training.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 19, 2020
China’s security law threatens Hong Kong journalists, says media watchdog
The new national security legislation China is imposing on Hong Kong could be used against journalists operating in Asia’s main financial hub, which maintains distinct freedoms from the mainland, a global media watchdog group said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2020
Japanese response to alleged global Chinese assault on rights 'lukewarm,' rights group says
Human Rights Watch released a scathing report Wednesday slamming the Chinese government for crafting an "Orwellian high-tech surveillance state" at home and deploying its growing economic clout to silence its critics overseas, while an official with the group criticized Japan's response to alleged rights abuses as "lukewarm."
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 18, 2019
Over 300 slain in Brazil's Amazon over land and resources in past decade, HRW report says
A Human Rights Watch report on Tuesday found that more than 300 people have been killed over the past decade in conflicts over the use of land and resources in the Amazon, many by organized criminal networks profiting from illegal deforestation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 20, 2019
Human Rights Watch accuses Nicaragua of torturing protesters and urges sanctions
Pro-government forces in Nicaragua committed human rights abuses including torture in suppressing recent protests against President Daniel Ortega, and top officials should face sanctions, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Wednesday.
WORLD / Society
Apr 19, 2019
Runaway Saudi sisters get help offer from Georgia
Two Saudi sisters who fled their country and appealed for international protection earlier this week saying their lives would be at risk if they were to return to the conservative kingdom got an offer of help from Georgia on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2018
Vietnam forces Facebook and Google to pick privacy or growth
Vietnam's new cybersecurity law could force Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Facebook Inc. to choose between access to one of Asia's fastest-growing digital economies and protecting their users' privacy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 20, 2017
Satellite imagery shows mass destruction targeting Rohingya in Myanmar's Rakhine: HRW
New analysis of satellite imagery from Myanmar's Rakhine State shows the near total destruction of 214 villages amid the military's crackdown on Rohingya militants there, Human Rights Watch said today.
WORLD
Sep 13, 2017
Saudi coalition probes own airstrikes in Yemen, deems its actions mainly justified
A panel set up by the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen to investigate civilian casualties found a series of deadly airstrikes largely justified, citing the presence of armed militiamen at the homes, schools and clinics that were targeted.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 26, 2017
HRW fears Trump's 'particularly ugly' refugee ban, torture threat
U.S. President Donald Trump is "closing the door" on people fleeing Islamic State, and may try to re-open secret detention centers where torture can be used, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday, calling on Congress to intervene.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 8, 2016
Human rights watchdog urges LGBT-inclusive curricula for Japan's schools
With a new proposal, a human rights group is urging the government to give ample consideration to sexual minority students when compiling educational guidelines and teacher training programs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2016
In historic move, Japan's legal community takes stand against death penalty
Lawyers position themselves against capital punishment as the Japan Federation of Bar Associations calls for an end to the practice.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 6, 2016
Bullying of LGBT students at 'epidemic' levels in Japan: Human Rights Watch
The bullying of sexual minorities is reaching u201cepidemicu201d levels in Japan because of a lack of effective policies and training, Human Rights Watch says in a report.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world