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2023/09/02
【2-4 Sep】The 4th LAWASIA Human Rights Conference 2023
2023/04/29
Resolutions at the G7 Bars and Law Societies Roundtable(Japan)
2023/04/21
Statement calling for the Government of Japan to play an active role as host of the G7 Hiroshima Summit towards a "world without nuclear weapons"
2023/03/20
Statement Regarding Ruling to Open a Retrial of the Hakamada Case
2023/03/13
Statement Welcoming the High Court’s Ruling to Uphold the Original Ruling to Open a Retrial of the Hakamada Case, and Urging the Public Prosecutors to Abandon Making a Special Appeal Against the Ruling
2023/02/16
Statement Protesting Discriminatory Comments towards Sexual Minorities and Calling for Immediate Legislation to Recognize Same-Sex Marriage
2023/02/09
Statement on the recommendations issued at the Fourth Universal Periodic Review of Japan by the United Nations Human Rights Council
2023/01/20
Opinion Calling for Conducting “Comprehensive Sexuality Education” and Enacting an Act and Creating a System which Guarantees Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
2023/01/11
Letter of Request Seeking the Abolition of the Death Penalty System
2022/12/26
Statement Calling for Applying the Newly Introduced Article 3, Paragraph 3 of the Nationality Act in a Manner that Gives Maximum Consideration to the Human Rights of Affected Children, and Reviewing the Nationality System as a Whole
2022/11/24
G7 Bars and Law Societies Statement on the investigation of crimes in Ukraine
2022/11/15
Proposal on a System Design for Alternative Punishment Following the Abolition of the Death Penalty
2022/11/09
Statement Calling for Reviewing the Bill for Amendments to the Act on Mental Health and Welfare for the Mentally Disabled
2022/11/09
Statement on the Concluding Observations of the United Nations Human Rights Committee
2022/09/30
Resolution Calling for Designing Systems for a Digital Society where the Right to Control Personal Information is Ensured in Order to Protect Human Autonomy and Democracy in a Digital Society
2022/09/30
Resolution Calling to Review the Policy for Geological Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste and Fulfill the Responsibility of Realizing a Sustainable Society for Future Generations
2022/09/30
Resolution Calling to Fully Redress the Victims of Eugenic Surgeries Performed under the Now-defunct Eugenic Protection Act
2022/09/09
White Paper on Attorneys 2021
2022/08/18
Opinion Calling for Review of the Status of Forces Agreement between Japan and the United States and Improvement to its Framework
2022/07/26
Statement Strongly Protesting Today’s Execution and Calling for an Immediate Moratorium on All Executions and to Enact Legislation Immediately to Abolish the Death Penalty
2022/07/14
Statement Calling on the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to advance concrete and effective proposals at the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) that will lead to a world without nuclear weapons
2022/07/08
Statement on the Shooting against Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
2022/06/29
Statement on the Enactment of the Basic Act on the Child and the Act for Establishment of the Children and Families Agency
2022/06/17
Opinion for Improving the Saiban-in (Lay Judge) System so that the Saiban-in Can Participate More Proactively and Substantively
2022/06/01
Statement Opposing the Resubmission of the Bill for Amendments to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act by the Government on the Pretext of Protecting Evacuees from Ukraine
2022/05/27
Resolutions at the G7 Bars and Law Societies Roundtable (Germany)
2022/05/26
Statement Urging the Japanese Government to Sign and Ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as Soon as Possible on the Occasion of the First Meeting of its State Parties
2022/05/20
Statement on the Enactment of the Act Partially Amending the Code of Civil Procedure
2022/05/15
Statement on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Reversion of Okinawa to Japan
2022/05/02
Statement Opposing the Introduction of the Emergency Clause and the Extension of the Terms of Office of Members of the House of Representatives through Amendment of the Constitution of Japan
2022/04/15
Opinion on Abolishing the Technical Intern Training Program and Reforming the Specified Skilled Worker Program
2022/03/22
Statement Opposing Mandatory Installation of Security Cameras Inside Trains
2022/03/18
Opinion Calling for Review of the Status of Forces Agreement between Japan and the United States and Improvement to the Framework for Its Implementation in Relation to Quarantine, in Light of the Increase in COVID-19 Infection at U.S. Military Bases
2022/03/18
Free Legal Consultation for Foreign Residents in the COVID-19 Pandemic
2022/03/17
Current Direction on Policy Regarding the Number of Legal Professionals—Results of the Review for Further Reduction in the Number of Successful Bar Examinees
2022/03/04
President’s Statement Strongly Protesting the Russian Federation’s Military Invasion of Ukraine
2022/02/17
Action Plan for National Rollout and Enhancement of Legal Services
2022/02/17
Statement against the Advocacy to Change Certain Descriptions in Textbooks in Line with the Government’s Point of View
2022/02/16
Statement on the Outline of the Amendment to the Civil Code (Law of Parent and Child) and Other Related Acts
2022/02/04
<COVID-19>Statement Calling to Provide for the Application of the Quarantine Act to the U.S. Armed Forces in Japan in the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement and Take Emergency Measures to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Infection from the U.S. Military Bases in Japan
2022/01/26
Symposium on Realizing the Access to Remedy in Japan – The 1st year anniversary of the Japan's National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights
2022/01/20
Opinion Opposing the Discharge to the Sea to Manage Contaminated Water and Treated Water Generated by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident
2022/01/20
Opinion on the Three-Year Review under Supplementary Provision 9 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
2021/12/21
Statement Strongly Protesting Executions and Calling to Enact Legislation to Abolish the Death Penalty and Place a Moratorium on All Executions until the Death Penalty is Abolished
2021/12/09
Statement Calling on the Japanese Government to Take an Active Role at the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
2021/12/06
Response to the call for inputs on protection of lawyers by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
2021/12/06
Response to the call for inputs on protection of lawyers by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
2021/12/02
Letter of Request Seeking the Abolition of the Death Penalty System
2021/11/25
Statement by the President Requesting Suspension of the Use of Facial Recognition Systems by Railway Business Operators
2021/10/15
Resolution Aiming at Realizing a Society Where All Consumers may Live Reassured and Safely in the Super Aging Society
2021/10/15
Resolution Calling for Actions to Enhance Local Autonomy and Achieve a Society Offering a Safe and Secure Living to All
2021/10/15
Declaration of Commitment to Protecting the Lives and Dignity of Disaster Victims under the Mission of Lawyers—Ten Years on from the Great East Japan Earthquake
2021/10/15
Resolution Calling to Establish the Dignity of Individuals with Cognitive Impairment
2021/10/15
Declaration to Aim for a Sustainable Society Averting Climate Crisis
2021/10/07
White Paper on Attorneys 2020
2021/09/17
Proposal Calling to Enact a Basic Act on the Rights of the Child
2021/09/16
Opinion on Statutory Regulations on the Use of Facial Recognition Systems by Public and Private Sector Organizations and Incorporated Administrative Agencies
2021/08/25
G7 Bars and Law Societies Statement on the situation in Afghanistan
2021/08/19
Opinion on the Introduction of a Discretional Separate-surname Retaining System
2021/07/16
Statement Calling Once Again to Abolish the Death Penalty in Japan on the Occasion of the Announcement of a Moratorium on U.S. Federal Executions