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Counseling Centers
Awareness-raising Activities
- Priority Goal of Awareness-raising Activities
- Priority targets of human rights awareness-raising activities
- Main Human Rights Awareness-raising Activities
- Human Rights Workshops
- Human rights activities in cooperation with other organizations
- Promotional Materials
- White Paper on Human Rights Education and Awareness-Raising
- Message on issues concerning bullying
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What We Do
Human Rights Counseling
The human rights bodies of the Ministry of Justice-officials of Legal Affairs Bureaus and Human Rights Volunteers-provide human rights counseling face-to-face or by phone and e-mail. For those who have difficulty speaking Japanese, the counseling is provided in multiple languages.
Please contact us for counseling when:
- you are refused as tenant of an apartment because of your nationality
- you have received corporal punishment or are bullied
- your privacy is violated on the Internet
- you recognize abuse of an elderly person or a child
- you are sexually harassed
- your credit has been damaged or you have been defamed by an incorrect rumor
- you are bothered by noise in the neighborhood
Details for Human Rights Counseling and Human Rights Counseling for Foreigners
Remedy Procedures
The human rights bodies of the Ministry of Justice will commence remedy procedures upon receiving an allegation by a victim that their human rights have been violated and, based on the result, the human rights bodies will take appropriate measures depending on the case.
Awareness-raising Activities
The human rights bodies of the Ministry of Justice conduct various awareness-raising activities to improve each citizen’s awareness and understanding of human rights.
