Country Profile: Japan
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(This profile was last updated on 20th October 2017)
Country Profile Overview: Japan
Ratification of Human Rights-related Instruments relevant in the context of climate change
…ratified the following human rights instruments with relevance in the context of climate:
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Convention on the Rights of the Child
- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
- Convention Against Torture
- Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities
For more specific information and references regarding the human rights obligation of this country under international law, please visit http://forestdefender.org/country/Japan
Positions in the procedures of the UN Human Rights Council
UPR Universal Periodic Review (see Part 2 of the country profile for any reference mentioned in this section);
… will participate to the UPR in 6-17 Nov 2017 , with a deadline for submission of information by civil society on 20.03.2017
Climate change as an issue raised during the review of the country by UN Human Rights institutions (see Part 2 of the country profile for any reference mentioned in this section):
Human Rights Committee (CCPR) … will be review by the Committee in 2018.
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) ,with a pre-session for the committee to consider preliminary information scheduled in 06.08.2018
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) … was the subject of concerns or concluding observations by the committee on the protection of human rights in the context of climate change; … will be review by the Committee in 2018 ,with a pre-session for the committee to consider preliminary information scheduled in 15.01.2018
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) … will be review by the Committee in 06.08.2018
Obligations, statements and reports in the context of UN Climate Negotiations … has ratified the Paris Agreement which recognizes the need for parties to promote and respect human rights when taking climate action; … is expected to submit its next national communication to the UNFCCC on 1. January 2018;