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Implement fully its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, including following the Committee’s guidelines on Article 14 to protect the security and personal integrity of persons with disability who are deprived of their liberty

Consider the abolition of the death penalty in its legislation, and proceed to the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Establish an immediate formal moratorium on executions and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty

Establish a moratorium on the application of the death penalty and consider ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Consider ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

Ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

Accede to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

Ratify promptly the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

Accelerate its efforts to establish a National Human Rights Commission, ensuring its independence and full compliance with the Paris Principles

Consider taking steps to establish an independent National Human Rights Institution

Consider the establishment of an independent national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles

Establish an independent National Human Rights Institution in accordance with the Paris Principles

Establish an independent, impartial and credible national human rights institution in line with the Paris Principles

Complete the process of establishing the National Human Rights Institution in accordance with the Paris Principles

Establish a National Human Rights Institution in compliance with the Paris Principles and to eliminate any forms of discrimination against foreigners

Redouble efforts to sensitize and to train law enforcement officials on human rights criteria related to their fields of work

Provide effective training to public services personnel in the application of non-discrimination laws and standards in order to combat prejudice and discriminatory behaviour

Adopt a legislative measure prohibiting and repressing all forms of discrimination against non-citizens, and a law eliminating the stereotypes that constitute the cause of violence against women

Enact a law prohibiting discrimination, including on the basis of age, gender, religion, sexual orientation or ethnicity, and that other necessary measures be undertaken to ensure gender equality

Adopt an anti-discrimination law with adequate and corresponding penal provisions to protect victims

Continue to take effective measures to combat all forms of discrimination, including racial superiority and hatred, and to eliminate gender stereotypes

Take appropriate measures to eliminate exclusion of non-citizens from accessing some public places and facilities on the basis of race or nationality, by effectively applying legislation and investigating and sanctioning such acts

Continue to address the problem of discrimination and hate speech, particularly through adequate allocation of resources on this issue through education and awareness programmes in schools

Face up to and reflect on history, sincerely apologize on the issue of “comfort women“, make compensations to the victims, and ensure the right of the public to information in this regard

Consider applying a moratorium on executions, with a view to ultimately abolishing the death penalty

Establish an official moratorium on executions and abolish the death penalty for all crimes

Establish a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, as a first step towards complete abolition of this practice and as a way of reassuring the Japanese public that adequate law enforcement does not require the state to carry out executions