Thank you.
Japan is concerned about the human rights situation in China and makes the following recommendations:
- protect the rights of minorities, including the Tibetans and Uighurs, including their rights to enjoy their cultural and religious practices as recommended by the CESCR;
- guarantee the fundamental rights and freedoms set forth under the Hong Kong Basic Law and improve on the “One Country, Two Systems”;
- guarantee transparent legal procedures, including fair trials, access to legal representatives of defendants’ choosing, and prompt notifications to families; and
- ratify the ICCPR and ICPPED.
Japan takes note of China’s initiatives on economic development, but expects China to take further actions to protect human rights.
