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Japan: Stop the execution of mentally ill prisoners [general ...
6 September 2009

Japan: Stop the execution of mentally ill prisoners [general postcard]

Document       ASA 22/007/2009

Japan: Further information: Two men hanged, others in grave danger
3 August 2009

Maeue Hiroshi and Yamaji Yukio were hanged on 28 July 2009. Three other men, Shinozawa Kazuo, Zoda Hiroshi and Ogata Hideki, remain in imminent danger of execution ...

Urgent Action       ASA 22/012/2009

Japan commits to ending impunity for enforced disappearances ...
28 July 2009

Japan has become the first country in Asia to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.

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The Wire, June/July 2009. Vol. 39, issue 003
1 June 2009

1) For a path out of poverty, take the human rights route 2) LiveWire 3) Maternal mortality: A woman a minute 4) Corporations, human rights and poverty 5) Top tips ...

Document       NWS 21/003/2009

Death Penalty: Media Briefing: Amnesty International's death ...
24 March 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. MEDIA BRIEFING. EMBARGO: 24 March 2009 00:01 GMT. AI Index: ACT 50/006/2009. Amnesty International's death penalty ...

Document       ACT 50/006/2009

Japan: Deportation of Filipino couple from Japan is a violation of ...
5 March 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: ASA 22/004/2009. 5 March 2009. Deportation of Filipino couple from Japan is a violation of human rights. ...

Document       ASA 22/004/2009

Japan: Fear of Imminent Execution
27 February 2009

The five men named in this action, who were convicted of murder between 2002 and 2007, are now believed to be at imminent risk of execution. Justice minister Mori ...

Urgent Action       ASA 22/002/2009

Japan: Further information on fear of imminent execution: MAKINO ...
29 January 2009

Makino Tadashi was hanged on 29 January. He was one of four men put to death that day.

Urgent Action       ASA 22/001/2009

Taiwan and South Korea call for 'comfort women' apology | Amnesty ...
18 November 2008

The Government of Japan must accept historical responsibilityand apologise to the victims of Japan's military sexual slavery system.

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Japan: Still Waiting for Justice!
3 November 2008

Japan: Still Waiting for Justice!

Document       ASA 22/011/2008