HUMAN RIGHTS IN JAPAN
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Japan: Last High Court Ruling a Damaging Step Backwards on Same-Sex Marriage
November 28, 2025
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Japan: Cruel Execution a Stain on Country’s Human Rights Record
June 27, 2025
Blog
‘I Couldn’t Stop Crying for an Hour’ – Meet the 92-year-old Campaigner Who Saved Her Brother from Execution
February 19, 2025
Press Release
Japan: Momentum for Marriage Equality Grows with Tokyo High Court Ruling
October 30, 2024 | Japan
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Japan: Acquittal of Man Who Spent 45 Years on Death Row Pivotal Moment for Justice
September 26, 2024
Report
Governments Must Stop Conniving with Fossil Fuel Industries to Burn Our Rights
June 6, 2021 | 2050
Press Release
G7 Leaders Are Shooting Themselves in the Foot by Failing to Tackle Global Vaccine Access
February 19, 2021 | build back better
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Explainer: Seven ways the coronavirus affects human rights
February 10, 2020 | bordel control
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Climate activists Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future movement honored with top Amnesty International award
June 7, 2019 | Ambassador of Conscience
Report
Oppressive, sexist policies galvanize bold fight for women’s rights in 2018
December 9, 2018 | Africa
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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
February 22, 2016 | Child Marriage