Urgent Action in Focus: August 2005: Japan - a long way to go

Urgent Action in Focus: August 2005: Japan - a long way to go

This document reviews the use of UAs in Amnesty International's work on Japan. These are being used in two key areas: imminent executions and imminent forcible return of asylum-seekers to countries where they would face grave human rights violations. The UAs have had different and important impacts in both areas.