The United Nations Human Rights Council has reviewed the human rights situation in Japan and adopted a report containing recommendations to abolish the death penalty and improve the medical system in facilities housing foreigners.
The United Nations Human Rights Council, which regularly reviews the human rights situation of all member countries, has reviewed Japan for the first time in six years, and on the 3rd adopted a report containing recommendations from each country.
The report contains 300 recommendations from 115 countries and territories, many of which call for the abolition of the death penalty and the establishment of independent human rights institutions in line with international standards. .
The recommendations also call for improving the medical system at Immigration Services Agency facilities that accommodate foreigners and taking measures to avoid prolonged detention.
In addition, particularly from Western countries, it included recommendations calling for the elimination of discrimination against sexual minorities, the legalization of same-sex marriage, and the promotion of women's participation in political and economic fields.
Although these recommendations are not legally binding, the Japanese government plans to indicate whether to accept each recommendation by the regular session of the Board of Directors in June this year.
After the adoption of the report, Ambassador Kazuyuki Yamazaki of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva said, "We would like to carefully consider the recommendations of other countries. Japan will continue to actively improve the human rights situation at home and abroad based on dialogue and cooperation." I am determined to make a significant contribution," he said.