A high court has ordered the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to pay the equivalent of 250,000 dollars in damages to the family of a Nepalese man who died after being physically restrained in police cust...

The content creator made his fortune from racist Facebook groups aimed at Brits; now he’s sharing his formula

CALL4は、日本で初めての、「社会課題の解決を目指す訴訟」の支援に特化したウェブプラットフォームです。CALL4が提供するサービスは、クラウドファンディングによる訴訟に対する経済的支援、ストーリーページによる訴訟の背後にある「人」に焦点を当てた物語の共有、訴訟資料のデータベース化による共有財化の実現、クラウドソーシング機能による訴訟活動へのサポートなどの仕組みです。

Strong opposition from conservatives in parliament have dimmed prospects for reform.

The Tokyo District Court on Oct. 24 dismissed a lawsuit filed by six plaintiffs in their 20s who argued that Japan’s age requirements for election candidacy violate constitutional principles such as e...

TOKYO -- On a train platform in Japan, a drunken middle-aged man began harassing a 41-year-old woman. No matter how many times she tried to shake him

不動産会社は同性カップルの入居を拒んでいない？調査から見えた真実 追手門学院大学 教授の葛西リサ（くずにし・りさ）さんがLGBTQ+の住宅問題に注目するようになったきっかけは、25年間続けてきたシングルマザーの住宅問題を…

結婚してカナダに移り住み、現地の国籍を取得した。10年後、親の介護のため帰国しようとして、日本国籍を失っている事実を知った――。国籍法の規定は違憲だとして大学教授の女性（60）が国を訴えた訴訟の判決…

警視庁の翻訳では、警察官の発言には丁寧語の日本語訳を当てているのに対し、原告の発言に対しては「俺が何回止められたか知ってるか？」のように、丁寧語は使われていない。

Recent reports said the U.S. had prompted Japan to forgo the recognition through diplomatic channels, while France had urged the opposite.

Tech giant was found to have illegally collected user info – but this could be a landmark moment for data privacy

Japan is set to allow people to buy morning-after pills at pharmacies without a doctor's prescription for the first time, marking a significant step to boost access to emergency contraception and supp...

国際司法裁判所（ＩＣＪ）は２３日、各国には気候変動の「緊急かつ存亡に関わる脅威」に対処する義務があるとの勧告的意見を出した。富裕国に対し、温室効果ガス排出削減に向けた国際的な約束を順守する義務があり、怠れば気候変動の打撃を受けた国への補償責任が生じる可能性があると指摘した。

Rachel Abrams speaks to the whistle-blower about his career in the Justice Department and his complaint saying he was fired for telling the truth.

Nearly 300 nongovernmental organizations issued a joint statement criticizing xenophobic comments made by candidates in the Upper House election campaign, including the “baseless rumor” that foreigner...

TOKYO -- A group of nongovernmental organizations addressing the human rights of foreigners and refugees in Japan has called for measures against misi

Costa Rica-based inter-American court of human rights says states have obligation to respond to climate change There is a human right to a stable climate and states have a duty to protect it, a top court has ruled. Announcing the publication of a landmark advisory opinion on climate change on Thursday, Nancy Hernández López, president of the inter-American court of human rights (IACHR), said climate change carries “extraordinary risks” that are felt particularly keenly by people who are already vulnerable. Continue reading...

Yo Amano says he is unravelling in a cell where he has been confined alone almost 24 hours a day for over six years, despite not having been convicted of the fraud charges against him.

Europe's top human rights court ruled on Thursday that French police had carried out discriminatory checks on a Frenchman of African descent, the first such verdict in a case of racial profiling brought against France.

Lawyers and legal scholars blasted a Supreme Court ruling that said excluding sex-industry businesses from COVID-19 relief payments does not violate the constitutional principle of equality under the ...