Human Rights, Humanitarian Assistance,Refugees

(1) International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Full Text)

(2) Consideration of Japan

1. Third Periodic Report by the Government of Japan under Articles 16 and 17 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (PDF)
   1. Comments on the Concluding Observations on the Third Periodic Report of Japan (March 2015) (PDF)
   2. Concluding observations on the third periodic report of Japan, adopted by the Committee at its fiftieth session (May 17, 2013) (PDF)
   3. Replies to the list of issues by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights with the consideration of the Third periodic Report (PDF)
2. Second Periodic Report by the Government of Japan under Articles 16 and 17 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
   1. Concluding observations of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (September 24, 2001) (PDF)
   2. Comments by the Government of Japan on the Concluding observations (PDF)

(1) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Full Text)

(2) Consideration of Japan

1. The Seventh Report of Japan under Article 40, Paragraph 1(b) of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Replies to the List of Issues) (PDF) (Annex (PDF) )
2. The Sixth Report of Japan under Article 40, Paragraph 1(b) of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (PDF)
   1. Analysis and Evaluation Report of the Human Rights Committee to the Comments of the Government of Japan (August, 2017) (PDF)
   2. Comments by the Government of Japan to the Analysis and Evaluation Report of the Human Rights Committee (June 2016 (PDF)), (December 2016 (PDF))
   3. Analysis and Evaluation Report of the Human Rights Committee to the Comments of the Government of Japan (April 19, 2016) (PDF)
   4. Comments by the Government of Japan on the Concluding Observations of the Human Rights Committee (August 2015 (PDF)), (March 2016 (PDF))
   5. Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee on the sixth periodic report of Japan (August 20, 2014) (PDF)
   6. Replies of Japan to the list of issues in relation to the sixth periodic report of Japan (PDF)
3. The Fifth Report of Japan under Article 40, Paragraph 1(b) of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (PDF)
   1. Comments by the Government of Japan on the Concluding Observations of the Human Rights Committee (PDF)
   2. Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee (December 18, 2008) (PDF)
   3. Replies to the list of issues to be taken up in connection with the consideration of the fifth periodic report of the government of Japan (PDF)
4. The Fourth Report of Japan under Article 40, Paragraph 1(b) of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (PDF)
   1. Concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee (November 19, 1998) (PDF)
5. The Third Report of Japan under Article 40, Paragraph 1(b) of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (PDF)

(3) Report of the Special Rapporteur

1. Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression on his mission to Japan (September 2017) (PDF)
   1. Corrigendum to Paragraph 50 of Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression on his mission to Japan (December 2017) (PDF)
   2. Comments by Japan to Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression on his mission to Japan (May 2017) (PDF)