Lawyers to seek law protecting human rights of foreigners
Lawyers to seek law protecting human rights of foreigners
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A group of lawyers plans to call for legislation aimed at protecting the human rights of non-Japanese and reducing discrimination against them, group members said Sunday.
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The committee's proposal calls for the guarantee of foreigners' voting rights in local elections and their right to ethnic and mother-language education, as well as for sufficient social security and a ban on discrimination.
More than 2 million foreigners are estimated to be living in Japan, including illegal immigrants. While the country is becoming more diversified, there are cases in which non-Japanese are treated unfavorably in jobs or are rejected as tenants or customers.
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"Japan's judicial system needs to be changed from one that treats foreigners as objects of control -- as seen in alien registration laws -- to one that centers on human rights," he said.
Good to see that some people actually care about this.