Abuse of disabled at a facility in Tsu-city: “We want to separate people from the perpetrators so as to protect the users.”
“We want to separate people from the perpetrators so as to protect the users.”
Category: Disability
Staff at Mie Prefecture day care facility questioned by police after calling disabled people liars and thieves
“In Tsu City , Mie Prefecture’s day care facility for three disabled “Tsuku Shinbo’s House Kazushi”, it was found that staff members had been violent towards “intellectual disabled users of day service” calling them a liars” and “thieves”.”
Aichi Union supports disability group’s complaint against Nagoya castle restoration
“According to Umeda, Deputy Secretary-General, Aichi Unified Nagoya city’s policy not to install an elevator is said to be “discrimination against not only elderly people but also children as elderly people and children will not enter the castle tower,” and so I decided to support the demands of disabled people.”
Lawsuits over Japan’s past forced sterilizations prompt ruling bloc to consider compensation ahead of court rulings
“The decision reflects the parties’ consensus that there must be redress soon for the victims, who are advanced in age, without waiting for court decisions. In Japan, it usually takes several years for district courts to hand down rulings after lawsuits are filed, and the cases can be further prolonged if appealed.”
NHK reports on man, Kazumi Watanabe, forcibly sterilized aged 10 [video]
“73-year-old Kazumi Watanabe filed a lawsuit in Kumamoto for 33 million yen in compensation. When he was around 10 years old, he claims that unbeknownst to him, his testicles were removed at a hospital where he was taken by his mother.”
Hokkaido couple sue over forced sterilization, coerced abortion
“Two more lawsuits were filed against the central government on June 28 over forced sterilization, including one by a couple who say the wife was also coerced into having an abortion.”
3 more sue gov’t over forced sterilizations, abortion under former eugenics law
“These cases are the second en masse lawsuits surrounding the old eugenics law following those filed in the Sendai District Court on May 17, and the Kumamoto case is the first to be filed in western Japan. This is also the first time a case has been brought before a court in which a plaintiff was subject to both a forced abortion and a forced sterilization surgery. The new suit brings the number of people nationwide who have filed compensation lawsuits against the central government over the law to seven.”
Father who locked disabled son in a wooden cage receives suspended sentence
Written with extracts from The Asahi Shimbun June 27th 2018 Disabled people protest the verdict (NHK) Yamasaki Yoshinaga who confinedContinue Reading
Disability pension payments for over 1,000 people to continue after suspension fears
“TOKYO — The Japan Pension Service has decided to reverse course and continue to pay basic disability pensions to more than 1,000 recipients with less severe disabilities, after the Mainichi Shimbun reported that the service was considering terminating them.”
Oita Prefecture disabled people “think about the weight of a life” as the 2nd Anniversary of Sagamihara massacre nears
“A group organized by disabled people and supporters “The party to create Oita Prefecture where everyone can live in peace” will hold a symposium “Think about the weight of life” from 2 pm on October 30 2018 at the Compa Hall in Oita city. It is free and open to all to participate.”
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