By Yayoi Hasegawa : Lawyer in Japan Ex-vice chair of the Committee of International Human Rights (CIHR) in JFBA In this session, we shared our experience and knowledge of online-based violence against women. Our panel consists of the following distinguished lawyers. Ms. Gema Gita Persada, Public Interest Lawyer at Legal Aid
The 4th LAWASIA Human Rights Conference –Concurrent Session 1 | Remedying Human Rights Violations against Migrants & Refugees & the Role of Lawyers in the Asia-Pacific Region
Yuko Kirimoto: Lawyer in Japan. an associate at Tokyo Surugadai Law Offices, a member of the Refugee Committee of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA), the vice-chair of the Human Rights Committee for Foreign Nationals of Tokyo Bar Associations. 1.The number of forced displacement and migrant, including of refugees,
The 4th LAWASIA Human Rights Conference – Session 2: The Role of Defence Lawyers & Bar Associations Towards Abolition of Death Penalty in Asia
Teppei Ono: Lawyer in Japan. Vice-Chair of JFBA’s International Human Rights Committee. Secretary General of Center for Prisoners’ Rights Over the past decade, there is a worldwide tendency towards decline in the use of the death penalty. As for now, some 170 States have abolished or introduced
The 4th LAWASIA Human Rights Conference – Plenary Session | Promoting Access to Effective Remedy & Human Rights: The Role & Cooperation of Lawyers Beyond Borders
Mina Kobayashi: Lawyer admitted in Japan and New York. Member of Committee on International Human Rights, Business and Human Rights PT and Committee on National Human Rights Institution at the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA). It has been over a decade since the UN Guiding Principles on Business and
The 4th LAWASIA Human Rights Conference – Plenary Session 1: Armed Conflicts & Gross Violation of Human Rights: Bar Associations to Co-work for Victims
Prof Yasushi Higashizawa: Lawyer in Japan. Professor of the Meijigakuin University (Tokyo). Former Co-Chair of the LAWASIA Human Rights Committee. This session aimed to discuss on how bar associations/ law societies, either national or international, could work together to support cross-border victims of armed conflicts (ACs) and gross violation of