Hyogo Disability Rights Groups to Rally in Kobe Following Facility Violence Reports [Podcast Episode]

By Barrier Free Japan

January 5 2026

HYOGO – People with disabilities in Hyogo Prefecture will hold an emergency rally in Kobe on January 24th to protest violence at residential care facilities and to call for the early realization of deinstitutionalization. The gathering was prompted by reports that a resident with intellectual and physical disabilities died after being assaulted by staff at a facility in Sanda City. Organized by the Independent Living Center ‘Ring Ring’ and co-hosted by ‘Remember 7.26 Kobe Action’, the event will feature speakers from ‘Hyogo People First’ and will focus on disability rights and the need for community-based living.

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Hyogo Disability Rights Groups to Rally in Kobe Following Facility Violence Reports