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The EU, Japan and Human R ights

The EU, Japan and Human R ights. Erika Bugini Mayumi Sekita. Human Rights Issues in Japan. - General Overview-. Major Human Rights Problems in Japan. Women Discrimination Criminal Justice Death Penalty Comfort Women Foreigners Discrimination (Korean) Refugee Freedom of Expression

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The EU, Japan and Human R ights

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  1. The EU, Japan and Human Rights Erika Bugini Mayumi Sekita

  2. Human Rights Issues in Japan - General Overview-

  3. Major Human Rights Problems in Japan • Women Discrimination • Criminal Justice • Death Penalty • Comfort Women • Foreigners Discrimination (Korean) • Refugee • Freedom of Expression • LGBTI • Ainu/ Okinawan • Handy-capped People • Buraku-min

  4. Women Discrimination • Divorce & Remarrying Issue • Social Participation & Representation in high-level organizations • Work Conditions • Sexual Abuses (DV, harassment)

  5. Criminal Justice • Detention System→DaiyoKangoku • Arrest & Interrogation Process • Lack of Transparence • Defendant’s Conditions

  6. DaiyoKangoku (Substitute Prison)

  7. Death Penalty • The Condition of Death-Raw Convicts • Process of the Execution • Defendant’s family • Burdon of the executers • Burdon for the jury • Possibility of miscarriage

  8. How the Death Penalty is conducted? Now We are going to Watch!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVcJ4MQkth8

  9. Japanese Public Opinion for Death Penalty

  10. Survey by Japanese Government

  11. Reaction from International Society

  12. Article 1 All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. → Women’s Discrimination

  13. Article 5 No one shall be subjugated to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. → Death Penalty

  14. Article 11 (1) Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence. (2) No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed. → Criminal Justice

  15. Freedom House Survey

  16. International Reaction to Human Rights Issues

  17. International Reaction to the Human Rights

  18. EU Strategy of Human Rights in Japan

  19. “The European Union is founded on a shared determination to promote peace and stability and to built a world founded on respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law. These principles underpinned all aspects the internal and the external policy of the European Union ” CONCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION “EU Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy”

  20. Core Elements of the Recent EU Documents

  21. Protection of the Rights of the Women and the Protection Against Gender Based Violence A B C D E

  22. Administration of Justice A B

  23. Abolition of Death Penalty A B C

  24. It will integrate the promotion of human rights into trade, investment, technology and telecommunications, Internet, energy, environmental, corporate social responsibility and development policy as well as into Common Security and Defense Policy and the external dimensions of employment and social policy and the area of freedom \, security and justice including counter-terrorism policy.

  25. Discussion question • How we can enhance the awareness of Japanese people for the human rights’ issues ? • Do you think that is there any chance for Japan to improve from human rights' point of view in the future? • Do you think EU strategy is efficient or do you think it should use other kinds of strategy? • Do you agree with the opinion that EU is focusing mainly on the death penalty issue while it should also include other human rights issues?

  26. Reference • Amnesty International, (1991). Japan the death penalty and the need for more safeguards against ill-treatment of detainees. Tokyo: Nihon HyouronSha. • Center for Prisoner. (2013). The death penalty in Japan a report on Japan’s legal obligations under the international covenant on civil and political rights and an assessment of public attitudes to capital punishment. The Death Penalty Project, 1-68. Retrieved from http://www.deathpenaltyproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/DPP-Japan-report.pdf • Council of the European Union, (2012). EU strategic framework and action plan on human rights and democracy. Retrieved from the European Union website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/131181.pdf • Freedom House. (2013). Freedom in the world japan. Retrieved from http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2013/japan • Tokyo detention center and execution chamber. (2010, December 03). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVcJ4MQkth8 • The Economists. (2013). Deathwatch. The Economists, Retrieved from http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2013/04/daily-chart-8 • United Nations, General Assembly. (1948). Universal declaration of human rights • Yoko, K. (2010). Japan execution chamber opening could spark debate. REUTERS, Retrieved from http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/RNGS/2010/AUG/HANG.jpg

  27. Thank you for your attention!

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