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Human Rights Now

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Tokyo-based int'l human rights NGO with UN special consultative status. We work to promote & protect human rights around the world, w/ a special focus on Asia.

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HRN has released a statement protesting the arbitrary detentions, deportations, abuses, and visa terminations of migrants in the United States under the Trump administration, which threaten and violate multiple categories of human rights and must be ended. hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2025/…

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【Save the Date】 April 29 @ 1:30pm in NYC “Rooted Yet Displaced: Indigenous Youth Navigating Climate Mobility, Rights, and Resistance," a hybrid side event in the sidelines of the #UNPFII24 Registration & More: hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2025/…

【Save the Date】
April 29 @ 1:30pm in NYC

“Rooted Yet Displaced: Indigenous Youth Navigating Climate Mobility, Rights, and Resistance," a hybrid side event in the sidelines of the #UNPFII24

Registration & More:
hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2025/…
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HRN has released a statement expressing grave concern over Myanmar's humanitarian crises after more than 4 years of military attacks on civilians & aid restrictions, including the 7.7 magnitude earthquake & the 20+ million people in dire need of aid. hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2025/…

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HRN has submitted a statement to the Human Rights Council condemning the Israeli government’s escalation of attacks on civilians, forced displacement, & severe restrictions on aid in Gaza, which constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2025/…

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HRN is co-hosting a side event at the HRC in Geneva you can join online! “From Hiroshima and Nagasaki to the Marshall Islands and Fukushima--80 Years of Nuclear Displacement” Click this link for more details and instructions to register and join: hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2025/…

HRN is co-hosting a side event at the HRC in Geneva you can join online! “From Hiroshima and Nagasaki to the Marshall Islands and Fukushima--80 Years of Nuclear Displacement”

Click this link for more details and instructions to register and join: hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2025/…
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HRN has given an oral statement on the rights situation of people still displaced by the Fukushima disaster for the 59th Human Rights Council session.

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HRN has made an oral statement for the 59th Human Rights Council session on the humanitarian disaster that civilians face in #Myanmar as military strikes escalate and the March earthquake exacerbated the situation.

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Human Rights Now has published a report, "No Safe Harbor for Forced Labor: The Case for a Law in Japan Banning the Importation of Products of Forced Labor and Lessons and Recommendations for Its Design." hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2025/…

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HRN has submitted a statement on Myanmar to the Human Rights Council calling on states to reject the upcoming sham election & support the end of military rule & the restoration of democracy & rule of law, including through sanctions and a weapons embargo. hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2025/…

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HRN has submitted a written statement to the Human Rights Council calling on Cambodia's government to cease arbitrary arrests of civil society, release those arbitrarily detained, rescind its denaturalization amendment, & end human trafficking practices. hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2025/…

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On 8 September 2025, HRN gave an oral statement on Myanmar at the Human Rights Council in Geneva protesting the upcoming sham election that the military is planning, as well as its ongoing rights violations, attacks on civilians, and Myanmar's humanitarian emergency.

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HRN has released a statement calling on states to act urgently to end Israel’s genocide, other grave violations against the Palestinian people, and its illegal occupation of Palestinian territory by effective individual and collective action. hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2025/…

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【10/10 (Fri) Webinar!📢】World Benchmarking Alliance, Business & Human Rights, and HRN are co-hosting a webinar on recommended revisions of Japan's National Action Plan to support human rights due diligence.📜 Please join us! Details and registration here✨→ hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2025/… #humanrightsDD

【10/10 (Fri) Webinar!📢】<a href="/SDGBenchmarks/">World Benchmarking Alliance</a>, <a href="/BHRRC/">Business & Human Rights</a>, and HRN are co-hosting a webinar on recommended revisions of Japan's National Action Plan to support human rights due diligence.📜 
Please join us!
Details and registration here✨→ hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2025/… #humanrightsDD
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HRN gave an oral statement at the Human Rights Council's 60th Session criticizing Cambodia's government for arbitrarily arresting political opponents & amending Cambodia's Nationality Law allowing it to arbitrarily strip persons of their citizenship without due process. #Cambodia

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HRN and TAHR are releasing the report "Silenced Voices: Human rights risks hidden in the opaque tuna supply chain from Taiwanese fishing vessels to the Japanese market." It includes interviews with crew members & surveys of Japanese companies. Download: hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2025/…

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#UNGA80 #Disarmament #Y4D On 16-17 Oct, the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs convened the first-ever UN Youth4Disarmament at UNHQ. The Forum’s central theme was the nexus between nuclear weapons and emerging technologies. Our report is now available! hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2025/…

#UNGA80 #Disarmament #Y4D
On 16-17 Oct,  the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs convened the first-ever UN Youth4Disarmament at UNHQ.

The Forum’s central theme was the nexus between nuclear weapons and emerging technologies.

Our report is now available!

hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2025/…
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#UNGA80 On 18-19 Oct, the 2025 Humanitarian Disarmament Forum convened civil-society campaigns, researchers, and practitioners in NYC to take stock of people-centred disarmament efforts and align strategies ahead of the UN First Committee debates. hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2025/…

#UNGA80 
On 18-19 Oct,  the 2025 Humanitarian Disarmament Forum convened civil-society campaigns, researchers, and practitioners in NYC to take stock of people-centred disarmament efforts and align strategies ahead of the UN First Committee debates.

hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2025/…
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UN 14th Forum on Business and Human Rights, 24-26 November 2025, Geneva Over 4,000 turnouts of public & private bodies, academia, practitioners, CSOs, and IOs participated in this annual event.

UN 14th Forum on Business and Human Rights, 24-26 November 2025, Geneva

Over 4,000 turnouts of public &amp; private bodies, academia, practitioners, CSOs, and IOs participated in this annual event.
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UN 14th Forum on BHR, Nov 2025, Geneva #ecocide #CrimesAgainstHumanity #businesscannotsucceedintheworldthatfails Volker Türk: Inaction today could be considered ecocide or even a crime against humanity! Christine Kaufmann: We can all make a difference. NOW!!!

UN 14th Forum on BHR, Nov 2025, Geneva
#ecocide #CrimesAgainstHumanity #businesscannotsucceedintheworldthatfails 

Volker Türk: Inaction today could be considered ecocide or even a crime against humanity!

Christine Kaufmann: We can all make a difference. NOW!!!