"Letter of Concern and Request: Inscription of Yanbaru Forest as a World Natural Heritage Site"

With Okinawa Environmental Justice Project and many other groups, we sent "Letter of Concern and Request: Inscription of Yanbaru Forest as a World Natural Heritage Site" to Ambassador Kennedy, Lt. Gen. Martinez, Lt. Gen. Nicholson, and Consul General Ehrendreich.

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Joint Report: Targeted attack on freedom of expression in Okinawa

This report was prepared by IMADR and AOCHR to provide additional information for the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression following his country visit in April 2016.

LINK: Joint Report: Targeted attack on freedom of expression in Okinawa


IMADR: International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism

AOCHR: All Okinawa Council for Human Rights)

Joint Oral Statement "Freedom of expression in Ryukyu/ Okinawa, Japan" (HRC33, 2016)

IMADR delivered the joint oral statement with Franciscans International, Human Rights Now as well as All Okinawa Council for Human Rights on “Freedom of expression in Ryukyu/ Okinawa, Japan” at the 33rd session of the Human Rights Council.

Joint written statement "Suppression of civilians peacefully protesting US military bases in Okinawa, and violations of the rights of the Ryukyuan/Okinawan indigenous people"

Joint written statement submitted to UN Human Rights Council by Human Rights Now (HRN), International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR), and All Okinawa Council for Human Rights.

PDF File "Suppression of civilians peacefully protesting US military bases in Okinawa, and violations of the rights of the Ryukyuan/Okinawan indigenous people"

Joint written statement submitted to UN Human Rights Council

Joint written statement submitted to UN Human Rights Council by Human Rights Now (HRN), International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR), and All Okinawa Council for Human Rights.

PDF File "Suppression of civilians peacefully protesting US military bases in Okinawa, and violations of the rights of the Ryukyuan/Okinawan indigenous people"

June Meeting Materials

We would like to share two materials from our June Meeting.

1. Joint submission "Violation of freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly in Okinawa, Japan"

by All Okinawa Council, Citizens’ Network for Biodiversity in Okinawa, International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR), Shimin Gaikou Centre, Pek Chung, Yutaka Katou, Masahiro Takasaku

2. Proposal_Questions to the Government of Japan