HURIGHTS OSAKA NEWS IN BRIEF http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/index_e.html en 2007-08-28 Copyright(c) 2006-2007 HURIGHTS OSAKA Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center (HURIGHTS OSAKA) HURIGHTS OSAKA's LOGO http://www.hurights.or.jp/ http://www.hurights.or.jp/logo_mini.gif UN Committee against Torture Considered Report of Japan http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0705/b09_e.html 2007-08-28 "Japan would not export hazardous wastes" "We are making efforts to resolve political killings in the Philippines": Japan-Philippines Summit Meeting in Tokyo http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0705/b08_e.html 2007-08-28 Justice Ministry of South Korea Launch National Action Plan for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (2007-2011) http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0705/b07_e.html 2007-07-24 ADB Annual Meeting in Kyoto: Parallel Citizens' Forum Express Concern about Japan's Wastes Export Policy http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0705/b03_e.html 2007-07-24 National Human Rights Commission of Korea Decides to Propose "Human Rights Education Act" to Government and National Assembly http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0705/b02_e.html 2007-07-20 Supreme Court of Japan Dismissed Claims of Chinese Victims of Forced Labour http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0705/b01_e.html 2007-07-20 South Korea: National Human Rights Commission Conducts Ex Officio Investigation into Fire at Yeosu Immigration Detention Facilities http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0704/b09_e.html 2007-06-19 Proposed Reporting System on Foreign Workers Criticized by Human Rights Advocates http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0704/b08_e.html 2007-06-19 South Korea: Disability Anti-Discrimination Act Adopted by the National Assembly http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0704/b03_e.html 2007-06-19 UNHCR Reports Increase in Asylum Seekers in Japan in 2006 http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0704/b02_e.html 2007-05-29 Supreme Court of Japan Denied Filiation through Surrogacy http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0704/b01_e.html 2007-05-29 Report Identifies Challenges in Prevention of Domestic Violence after Law Reform http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0703/b08_e.html 2007-05-14 Supreme Court of Japan Found It Constitutional to Order Playing the Piano for National Anthem http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0703/b03_e.html 2007-05-14 Ministry of Justice: 47 Victims of Trafficking Protected in Japan in 2006 http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0703/b02_e.html 2007-05-14 National Human Rights Commission of Korea Express Its Views on Draft Law on Support for "Mixed-Blood" Families http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0702/b09_e.html 2007-04-16 Japan: Cabinet Agrees on Amendments to Employment Measures Law, Requiring Reports on Employment of Foreigners http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0702/b07_e.html 2007-04-16 Japan Signed Convention on Enforced Disappearance http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0702/b04_e.html 2007-04-16 Osaka City Removed Tents of the Homeless in Nagai Park by Force http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0702/b03_e.html 2007-03-22 Filipino Entertainers Coming to Japan Dropped Sharply to 8,600 in 2006 http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0702/b01_e.html 2007-03-22 ASEAN Adopts the Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0701/b05_e.html 2007-02-26 Labour Policy Council of Japan Reports on Future Legislation concerning Labour Contract and Working Hours http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0701/b03_e.html 2007-02-26 Japan's Fifth Report on Civil and Political Rights Submitted http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0701/b02_e.html 2007-02-14 Amendments to the Fundamental Law of Education Adopted in Japan http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0612/b15_e.html 2007-02-14 Justice Ministry of Japan Intend to Integrate Immigration Control of Foreign Residents http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0612/b13_e.html 2007-01-25 Prime Minister Abe Told President Arroyo of "Strong Interest" in Japan over Human Rights Situation in Philippines http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0612/b09_e.html 2007-01-06 National Human Rights Commission of Korea Express Its Stance on North Korean Human Rights Issues http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0612/b08_e.html 2007-01-25 Philippines' Approval of Economic Agreement with Japan May Take Time Due to "Hazardous Wastes" Problem http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0612/b05_e.html 2007-01-06 Japan Ranks 79th under "Gender Gap Index" of World Economic Forum http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0612/b04_e.html 2006-12-14 18 Municipalities Call for Basic Policies on Education of Foreigners http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0612/b01_e.html 2006-12-14 Japan's Prime Minister Expresses Intention to Join International Criminal Court http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0611/b01_e.html 2006-12-14 South Korea: Marriageable Age to be Set at 18 for Both Sexes - Justice Ministry Adopts Draft Amendments to Civil Code http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0610/b09_e.html 2006-11-10 Chiba Became the First Prefecture in Japan that Prohibits Discrimination against People with Disabilities through the Ordinance http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0610/b05_e.html 2006-11-10 Little Progress Has Been Made in Fact-Finding about Political Killings in Philippines http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0610/b03_e.html 2006-10-27 Report on Japan by the Special Rapporteur on Racism Was Taken Up by UN Human Rights Council in September http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0610/b01_e.html 2006-10-27 South Korea: Official Guidelines on Municipal Support for Foreign Residents Developed http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0609/b10_e.html 2006-10-12 Supreme Court of Japan Rejected Paternal Acknowledgment of a Child Born after Father's Death Using Frozen Sperms http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0609/b08_e.html 2006-09-27 National Human Rights Commission of Korea Recommended Equal Compensations for Foreign Victims of "Samchung Re-education Camp" http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0609/b05_e.html 2006-09-27 Commission Established in Philippines to Inquire into Killings of NGO Members and Journalists http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0608/b10_e.html 2006-09-20 UNESCO Establishes "Coalition of Cities against Racism and Discrimination in Asia" http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0608/b08_e.html 2006-09-20 Fund to Support Education of Brazilian Children in Japan Will Be Established http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0608/b06_e.html 2006-08-30 Supreme Court of South Korea Found Earlier Retirement Age for Women Discriminatory http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0608/b04_e.html 2006-08-30 New Code of Civil Procedures Came into Force in Cambodia as a Result of Japan's Assistance for Legislative Development http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0607/b11_e.html 2006-08-14 National Human Rights Commission of Korea Recommends Prime Minister to Adopt Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Law http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0607/b10_e.html 2006-08-14 Supreme Court of Japan Found No Legislative Failure in the Exclusion of Persons with Mental Problems from Mail-in Ballot http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0607/b09_e.html 2006-08-03 Income Inequality and Relative Poverty Have Risen in Japan - OECD Report Points Out http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0607/b08_e.html 2006-08-03 Principles of the Structural Design of the New JICA Are Adopted http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0607/b03_e.html 2006-07-21 Law on Penal Institutions and Treatment of Prisoners Was Amended http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0606/b16_e.html 2006-07-21 Amendments to the Equal Employment Opportunity Law Passed the Diet http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0606/b12_e.html 2006-07-12 First Session of the Human Rights Council Was Held http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0606/b10_e.html 2006-07-12 National Human Rights Commission of Korea Comments on "Sexist" Provisions in Local Ordinances in Incheon City http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0606/b13_e.html 2006-07-04 Prosecution Introduces Partial Recording and Videotaping of Interrogations on a Trial Basis http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0606/b08_e.html 2006-07-04 Permanent Residents Vote for the First Time in Unified Local Elections in South Korea http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0606/b01_e.html 2006-06-22 Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture Will Come into Force in June http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0605/b09_e.html 2006-06-22 Amended Immigration Control Act Requires Foreigners Living in And Coming to Japan to Provide Fingerprints and Mugshots on Arrival http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0605/b08_e.html 2006-06-22 South Korea: Municipalities Intensify Support for Multicultural Families http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0604/b05_e.html 2006-06-07 Government of Japan to Give up Submission of the Human Rights Protection Bill in the Present Diet Session http://www.hurights.or.jp/news/0604/b12_e.html 2006-06-07