Adopted opinion of UN Working Group "Violation of Human Rights Covenant" for long-term detention of foreigners October 6, 5:50
A UN working group said in August that it "violates the International Bill of Human Rights" about the long-term detention of foreigners who were not allowed to apply for refugee status in Japan and were required to leave the country. It became clear that we adopted.
The government states that "detention is properly carried out in accordance with domestic law."
This was revealed at a press conference in Tokyo on the 5th by a Kurdish and Iranian man of Turkish nationality and a group of lawyers supporting them.
According to the report, the two men filed for refugee status in Japan due to persecution in their homeland, but were not admitted and were detained for a long time in the facilities of the Immigration Bureau of Japan. We notified the "Arbitrary Detention Working Group" established in the association.
As a result, the working group said that "indefinite detention violates the International Bill of Human Rights and is arbitrary" and adopted the opinion in August requesting the Japanese government to revise the law and review the response. is.
A Kurdish man who is currently temporarily released from detention said at a press conference, "We are humans and came to Japan because we do not want to die, but I can not tell you why they are detained. Immigration is a violation. I want you to stop. "
The government said the Working Group's opinion was not legally binding and said, "We have confirmed that detention is being carried out properly under national law and believe that it is not an arbitrary detention. ".