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Review 2008

Japan was reviewed on 9 May 2008. The troika consisted of France, Indonesia and Djibouti.

National report

. A/HRC/WG.6/2/JPN/1- A, C, E, F, R, S

OHCHR Compilation of UN information

. A/HRC/WG.6/2/JPN/2 - A, C, E, F, R, S

OHCHR Summary of stakeholders’ information:

. A/HRC/WG.6/2/JPN/3 - A, C, E, F, R, S

NGO submissions

*NGOs*
. All Solidarity Network	E
. Amnesty International	E	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
. Asia Japan Womens Resource Center (Joint Submission)	E
. Association for the Support of Children out of Weldock	E
. Associations Just Pension System (Joint Submission)	E
. Center for Prisoners Rights (Joint Submission)	E	1, 2
. Cultural Survival	E
. Foundation of Japanese Honorary Debts	E
. Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children	E
. Human Rights Now & Asian Legal Resource Center (Joint Submission)	E	1
. Japan Action Network for the Military Sexual Slavery Issue	E	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8
. Japan Federation of Bar Associations	E	1
. Japan Federation of Womens Organizations	E
. Japan Fellowship of Reconciliation	E
. Japan International Human Rights NGO Network	E	1, 2, 3, 4
. Japan Network on Education for the Advancement of Gender Equality	E
. Japanese Workers Committee for Human Rights	E	1
. Korean Womens Association	E	1
. Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Transsexual and Intersex	E	1, 2
. New Japan Womens Association	E
. Service for War-displaced Japanese in China, Returnees to Japan and the Families	E
. Society for Threatened Peoples	E
. Working Womens Network	E	1, 2, 3, 4

Advance questions

. Advance written questions + Add.1

Review in the Working Group – 9 May 2008

. Summary by ISHR

. UN press release

. Full webcast. For the webcast per speaker, see here.

For statements in writing, see the OHCHR extranet.

Report of the Working Group

. A/HRC/WG.6/2/L.10: Report adopted "ad referendum"

Adoption of the Report in the Working Group- 14 May 2008

. Full webcast. For the webcast per speaker, see here.

Adoption of the Report in the plenary – 12 June 2008

. A/HRC/8/52: Report of the eight session of the Human Rights Council

. UN press release

. Webcast of the plenary. For the webcast per speaker, see here.

. The following states took the floor: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

For all the statements made by States, see the OHCHR extranet.

The following observers took the floor:

. International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR)

. JOINT STATEMENT: World Organization Against Torture, Asia-Japan Women’s Resource Center (AJWRC)

. JOINT STATEMENT: International Association of Democratic Lawyers, Interfaith International, Indian Council of South America (CISA)

. Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA)

The following NGOs submitted a written statement:

. Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA)

Final outcome

. A/HRC/8/44 - A, C, E, F, R, S: Final Report as adopted

. A/HRC/8/44/Add1 - A, C, E, F, R, S: Responses to recommendations

UPR Info’s analysis on Recommendations and responses

. List of all recommendations made to Japan and its responses to them.

Follow-up: Reports

Japan

. Mid-term report on the implementation of UPR recommendations and voluntary pledges (March 2011).

• 6 February – Recommendations from session 11 available in our Database

• 20 January – Civil Society consultations in India: a "forced marriage"?

• 16 January – UPR Info launches three training tutorials on the UPR

• 16 January – Interview of the month - November-December 2011: Ms. Marlene Alejos, Human Rights Officer, OHCHR

• December 2011 – Recommendations from session 10 available in our Database

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