Number | Date added | Template | Cycle | Session | State under Review | Recommendation | Recommending State | Action Category | Response | Issues |
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161.49 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Establish a National Human Rights Institution in compliance with the Paris Principles and to eliminate any forms of discrimination against foreigners | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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161.54 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Redouble efforts to sensitize and to train law enforcement officials on human rights criteria related to their fields of work | 4 - General action | Supported |
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161.168 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Intensify its efforts to eliminate the gender wage gap | 4 - General action | Supported |
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161.194 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Continue efforts to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation by implementing the Basic Plan adopted in April 2017 through measures to combat sexual exploitation of children | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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161.77 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Strengthen efforts designed to prohibit racist and xenophobic discourses | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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161.154 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Ensure the effective implementation of the 4th Basic Plan for Gender Equality with particular focus on the “Reformation of “men-oriented working styles“ for women’s empowerment“ | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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161.19.4 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment | 3 - Considering action | Supported |
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161.121 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Strengthen measures to combat trafficking in persons, in particular those related to the sexual exploitation of women and children | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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161.170 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Continue efforts to eliminate discrimination against women and establish full gender equality, especially in the labour market and at the salary level | 4 - General action | Supported |
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161.21.1 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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161.37.3 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Continue efforts to establish a national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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161.48 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Establish an independent national human rights institution and another institution to advocate the rights of the child | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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161.50 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Continue to strengthen national institutions responsible for human rights | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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161.51 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Continue efforts to raise awareness and educate about human rights at all levels | 4 - General action | Supported |
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161.66 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Adopt an anti-discrimination law that can be widely applied | 5 - Specific action | Noted |
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161.90 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Take the necessary measures to ensure that Japanese companies take into consideration the respect of human rights in their activities abroad | 3 - Considering action | Supported |
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161.92 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Formulate a national work plan for the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to ensure that multinational companies headquartered in Japan do not violate human rights | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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161.142 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Continue efforts to protect workers’ rights to safe and healthy working conditions | 3 - Considering action | Supported |
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161.146 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Continue in its efforts to ensure full access to education enrolment to all and to remove any obstacles that minority communities may face, particularly in reference to equal access to education for women and girls | 4 - General action | Supported |
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161.185 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Continue in its efforts to accelerate the achievement of substantive equality for women and men, with a greater focus on women, especially minority women, in decision-making policy positions in the public and private sectors | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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161.203 | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021) | 28 - November 2017 | Continue to promote the efforts to make mentally and psychologically disabled persons benefit from the health-care services | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 14 - October 2012 | Continue playing a positive international role in the field of human rights by maintaining its financial contributions and continue its bilateral human rights dialogue | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 14 - October 2012 | Continue its efforts to protect the human rights of foreigners - including refugees- and prevent discrimination against them in both law and practice | 2 - Continuing action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 14 - October 2012 | Promote and implement programmes and policies to improve the situation of minorities and to support them at the linguistic, cultural and social levels | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 14 - October 2012 | Take further measures in order to lower or abolish education fees at the University level as well as granting scholarships in order to alleviate the financial burdens further | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 14 - October 2012 | Pay more attention to the needs of persons with disabilities, particularly by covering their medical expenses | 5 - Specific action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 14 - October 2012 | Take effective measures to ensure a greater political representation and participation of women in public life as well as to address the issue of wage gap between men and women | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 14 - October 2012 | Take measures to guarantee freedom of religion | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 14 - October 2012 | Further increase its efforts to prevent the sexual exploitation of children and to prosecute the authors of such acts | 4 - General action | Supported |
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N/A | Sep 26, 2019 | Recommendation | Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016) | 14 - October 2012 | Strengthen measures to fight human trafficking, especially of women and children, in line with international legal standards in this area | 4 - General action | Supported |
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