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September 22, 2021 News

Requests for the Quad Vaccine Partnership and the Quad Leaders’ Summit on September 24

September 21, 2021 His Excellency Mr. Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia His Excellency Mr. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India His Excellency Mr. Yoshihide Suga, Prime Minister of Japan His Excellency Mr. Joe Biden…

September 10, 2021 News

Letter to Prime Minister Suga on Human Rights Crisis in Afghanistan

Dear Prime Minister Suga, We write to you to urge your government to take urgent steps to address the human rights crisis in Afghanistan and help protect Afghan civilians at particular risk. International protection for Afghans The US…

June 8, 2021 News

Human Rights Watch Letter to the Heads of States and Governments ahead of the G7 Summit

Last week, in a public letter, Human Rights Watch called on the leaders of the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, and Japan to take concrete and decisive action facing the unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid-19…

Flags of the G7 Europe, Canada, Italy, Japan, Germany, England, USA and France in Paris, France on July 4th, 2019.

February 16, 2021 News

Joint Submission Concerning Japanese Business Entities Operating in Myanmar

February 17, 2021 Mr. Dante Pesce Chair Working Group on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights UNOG-OHCHR CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland RE:…

Demonstrators gather in an intersection close to Sule Pagoda to protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021.

January 26, 2021 News

Letter to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga Regarding National LGBT Non-Discrimination Act

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Japan 1-6-1 Nagata-chō, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8968, Japan Re: National Law Needed by 2020 Tokyo Olympics to Protect against Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation or…

January 25, 2021 News

Japan: Withdraw from Coal Power Plant Project in Vietnam

Yoshihide Suga, Prime Minister of Japan Taro Aso, Minister of Finance Hiroshi Kajiyama, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Tadashi Maeda, Governor, Japan Bank for International Cooperation Atsuro Kuroda, Chairman and CEO, Nippon Export and…

Coal ash swirls on the surface of the Dan River in Danville, Virginia

October 20, 2020 News

Human Rights Watch Letter to Japanese Authorities Re: Trans University Students

Governor Hiroshi Ogawa, Fukuoka Prefecture Tisato Kajiyama, Chairman, Board of Trustees, and President, Fukuoka Women’s University Governor Ichita Yamamoto President Yoshie Kobayashi, Gunma Prefectural Women’s…

August 7, 2020 News

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the UN Human Rights Committee in advance of its review of Iraq

August 2020

This memorandum provides an overview of Human Rights Watch’s main concerns with respect to the human rights situation in Iraq, submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Committee in advance of its review of Iraq in October-November 2020. We hope it…

May 17, 2020 News

Iraq: Human Rights Watch Submission to the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances

121st session - May 2020

According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, Iraq has one of the highest numbers of missing people in the world. The International Commission on Missing Persons, which has been working in partnership with the Iraqi government to…

May 15, 2020 News

Letter to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Regarding National LGBT Non-Discrimination Law

April 17, 2020 Prime Minister Shinzō Abe Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Japan 1-6-1 Nagata-chō, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8968, Japan Re: National Law Needed by 2020 Tokyo Olympics to Protect against Discrimination Based on Sexual…

February 21, 2020 News

Human Rights Watch Submission to UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

Re: Corruption and Human Rights

We welcome the Business and Human Rights Working Group’s attention to the nexus between corruption and human rights and are grateful for the opportunity to share our research and analysis on this important topic. Human Rights Watch is an…

February 17, 2020 News

Letter to Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan

Joint Open Letter on Japan’s Recent Disengagement in Addressing Human Rights Abuses in North Korea

February 13, 2020 Shinzo Abe Prime Minister of Japan Cabinet Secretariat Government of Japan 1-6-1 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8968 Japan Re: Joint…

November 25, 2019 News

Joint Letter on UK War Crimes Cover-Up Allegations

20 November 2019 BBC Panorama / Sunday Times investigation We write to you following the BBC Panorama and Sunday Times joint investigation which found evidence the Ministry of Defence and some elements within the Armed Forces have…

June 24, 2019 News

Letter to Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne

Re: Protecting Human Rights in Australia’s Foreign Policy

Dear Minister Payne, Congratulations on your reappointment as foreign minister. Human Rights Watch looks forward to working with you to make protection of human rights a strong pillar of Australia’s foreign policy. We attach a…

April 10, 2019 News

Call to Eliminate Japan’s “Hostage Justice” System by Japanese Legal Professionals

Signed by 1,010 professionals

The long-term detention in the Carlos Ghosn case has triggered surprise and criticism overseas, leading to doubts about Japan’s integrity as a democratic nation that guarantees human rights. Japan’s criminal justice practices have long been…

March 5, 2019 News

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women on Iraq

74th Pre-Sessional Working Group

We write in advance of the 74th pre-sessional review of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) relating to Iraq’s compliance with the convention. This submission addresses issues related to articles 2, 3, 10…

December 2, 2018 News

Human Rights Watch Letter to Labour Policy Council Re: Draft Paper on Combatting Violence and Harassment at Work

Labour Policy Council 1-2-2 KASUMIGASEKI CHIYODA-KU TOKYO 100-8916 Japan Re: Comments on Draft Paper on Combatting Violence and Harassment at Work Dear members of the Labour Policy…

September 9, 2018 News

Letter to Foreign Minister of Japan Kono on Vietnam visit

Dear Foreign Minister Kono: We are writing to urge you to raise critical human rights concerns during your upcoming visit to Vietnam and meeting with Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi on September 13. We urge you to…

June 30, 2018 News

Human Rights Watch’s public comment to the Tokyo Municipal Government on its “Outline: Tokyo metropolitan government regulation proposals to fulfill and uphold human rights values stated in the Olympic Charter ”

Human Rights Watch is a non-governmental organization that monitors and reports on human rights in over 90 countries around the world, including Japan. We have specialist teams that work on thematic issues, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender…

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