Forced Sterilization: “I do not know what was done”
“I’d like you to listen carefully to the stakeholders’ story that discriminatory sterilization has been performed”
Category: Forced Sterilization
A hearing impaired person protests Japan’s Eugenic Protection Law
Written with extracts from the Nishi Nippon Shimbun June 1st 2018 Kazumi Shishido (81), a hearing-impaired person living in theContinue Reading
914 forced sterilization disabled victims newly identified in Japan
“More than 900 victims of forced sterilizations have been newly identified in 11 prefectures under the postwar Eugenic Protection Law, according to the latest Asahi Shimbun survey.
The additional records and documents found between mid-May and mid-March list 914 names of men and women in 11 prefectures, bringing the total to 4,773 in 29 prefectures.”
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Disabled people in Sendai hold protest demonstrations over forced sterilization
“Participants came from the Hokkaido area right down to Okinawa Prefecture with banners reading “Where is the country’s apologies to victims of forced sterilization surgery!” While raising banners with the text “I want to decide whether to give birth or not myself”, they marched for about 1 hour around Miyagi prefectural office and downtown area.”
Japanese TV reports disabled people protesting in Sendai over forced sterilization May 30th 2018 (video)
“Disabled people in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan held a protest on Wednesday 30th May 2018 over forced sterilization, at least 150 attended.”
Lawyers rally for victims of forced sterilization
“A plaintiff from Tokyo, a man aged 75, said the government needs to reflect seriously on its failure to take action over more than 20 years. He said he wants the government to apologize and compensate the victims without delay.”
NHK reports three lawsuits filed over forced sterilization issue
“Under the former eugenic protection law, three people were forced to undergo sterilization surgery, and these three people filed a lawsuit for damages on May 17th. It is the first time a lawsuit against the the former eugenic protection law has been filed.”
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