An island nation, Japan lies to the east of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia. A constitutional monarchy, since 1947 the power of the emperor has been reduced to a ceremonial figurehead, while the government is led by a prime minister and...
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Regarding the immediate appeal against the decision to dismiss the application for a preliminary injunction (Original judgment: Fukushima District Court, Koriyama Branch, 2011 (Yo) Number 29)
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Sendai High Court, Second...
VisionBASE envisions creation of exploitation free society in Nepal.MissionBASE commits for socio economic, human resource, child labor reduction and emergency relief.Goals◦Ensure the rights of deprived communities◦Improve the economic...
Summary: This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the Concluding Observations of all UN Treaty Bodies and their follow-up procedures. This does not include the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of the...
[4 September 2013] -
In a landmark decision over an issue that has drawn international criticism, Japan’s top court on Sept. 4 reversed its earlier interpretation, ruling that a Civil Law clause designating a lesser inheritance to a...
[21 de agosto de 2013] -
Exámenes médicos llevados a cabo en la prefectura de Fukushima, ubicada en el noreste de Japón, tras el accidente ocurrido en la central nuclear homónima, han revelado que 18 niños han...
[10 July 2013] -
According to the Civil Code of Japan, “the share of an illegitimate child shall be half of that of a legitimate child.” However, advocates claim that such provision is an act of discrimination toward illegitimate...
Summary: A compilation of extracts featuring child-rights issues from the reports submitted to the second Universal Periodic Review. There are extracts from the 'National Report', the 'Compilation of UN Information' and the 'Summary of Stakeholders...
Summary: Survey finds that over 5,000 teachers physically disciplined more than 10,000 students in 2012.[3 June 2013] -
An education ministry survey has found that more than 10,000 students received corporal punishment from more than 5,000...
To educate the public, the bar (lawyers), and the judiciary (judges) about the harm caused by all forms of childhood genital cutting, including female genital cutting (also known as female genital mutilation or FGM), male genital cutting (also known...
