Japan-LH-FA10



[|Primary Source 1]-This is a document written by a human rights network in Japan, as well as 51 other organizations, about human rights in Japan. There are many positives and negatives about Japan's human rights. Although this article is from 2008, it provides quite a bit of information needed.

[|Primary Source 2]-This report is about the human rights in Japan as of 2009. There are few parts where Japan is noted as having good human rights. Many of the human rights violations involve prisons and police. From this report, it is evident that Japan does relatively well when it comes to human rights.

[|Women's Rights]-In 2005, the Japanese government started proposing a constitutional revision that would help women's rights in Japan. The revision involved language and would express the importance of family and community. Many women in Japan feared that this revision would be a setback and ruin how far women, in Japan, have come already.

[|Trafficking]-Japan has had a high rate of trafficking of women and children in their country. Japan has been trying to combat these problems in many ways, ranging from putting trafficking victims in shelter homes to creating new laws. Even though Japan has had a history of trafficking, the government is attempting to stop it.

[|Children's Rights]-Japan has virtually no children's rights issues. There are many laws within Japan that protect children from being put into danger. Children in Japan are guaranteed an equal education and have good healthcare. Japan protecting the children is, for the most part, helping their human rights in some way.