Organisation aims and activities: HURIGHTS Osaka aims to promote human rights in the Asia-Pacific region; convey Asia- Pacific perspectives on human rights to the international community; ensure inclusion of human rights principles in Japanese international cooperation activities; raise human rights awareness among the people in Japan to meet its growing internationalisation.
Further details: HURIGHTS Osaka engages in the following activities: a. Information Handling - collection of basic international human rights documents; information on social, economic and cultural situations in the Asia-Pacific; and materials on human rights education; b. Research - study in collaboration with experts in Japan and other countries in the region on a range of issues such as marginalization of indigenous peoples, minorities, refugees, migrant workers and other vulnerable groups; discrimination based on social status; and development and human rights; c. Education and Training - setting up of human rights education program for those concerned with human rights issues in the region. This includes education and training for citizens and private and public corporations in Japan; d. Publication - production of materials either in English or Japanese languages such as newsletters, booklets, journal, occasional papers, annual activity reports, audio-visuals, and other research materials; e. Consultancy - provision of advisory services on human rights programs and research.
Operational level: Regional
Organisation type: NGO - non governmental organisation
Other organisations based in Japan:
- Action for the Rights of the Children
- Children's Rainbow Center－Japan Information and Training Center for Problems related to Child Abuse and Adolescent Turmoil
- Committee for Global Forum 2001
- Committee for NGO Reporting on the Convention on the Rights of the Child(Japan)
- Defence for Children International-Japan
- Federation for the Protection of Children's Human Rights
- General Research Institute of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
- International Social Service Japan
- Japan Federation of Bar Associations
- Japon National Coalition Group of NGOs and Citizens for Prepaing the Alternative Report on the CRC
- Network for the Convention of the Rights of the Child
- Research Institute of International Human Rights Law Policies
- Save the Children Japan
- World Vision - Japan
Last updated 14/02/2005 07:13:14
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