Japan

Breakthrough in battle for justice for ‘comfort women’ - 21 December 2007

A new resolution on survivors of Japan’s military sexual slavery system urges the Japanese government to acknowledge, apologize and compensate the victims.

Video: Death penalty stories (animated slideshow) - 31 October 2007

Stories of the death penalty around the world - an animated slideshow narrated by Colin Firth

Japan: Amnesty International condemns executions - 7 December 2007

Amnesty International strongly condemns and regrets the hanging of three men (FUKAWA Hiroki, FUJIMA Seiha, and IKEMOTO Noboru), in Japan today (7 December). These exec

Japan: ‘Comfort Women’ European Speaking Tour - 31 October 2007

As part of its campaign on Stop Violence Against Women, and Justice for Survivors of Japan's Sexual Slavery System (comfort women), Amnesty International organized a s

Stop the death penalty: Worldwide abolition now - 31 October 2007

Three men who escaped the death penalty joined forces in New York to campaign for a global abolition of this irreversible punishment.