http://www.imadr.org/justice/ ja Copyright 2008 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:01:14 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss In 2006, CERD issued General Recommendation 31 (GR31) entitled “On the Prevention of Racial Discrimination in the Administration and Functioning of the Criminal Justice System.” http://www.imadr.org/justice/sayama/general_recommendation_xxxi_on/ http://www.imadr.org/justice/sayama/general_recommendation_xxxi_on/ 01)Sayama International Solidarity Campaign CategoryNews ThemeNews Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:01:14 +0000 The Sayama Case In May 1963, Kazuo Ishikawa, a man of Buraku origin (a caste-like Japanese minority) from the town of Sayama, north of Tokyo, was convicted and sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit. After 32 years in prison, Ishikawa was released on probation in 1994. Since his conviction, three appeals for retrial have been submitted in an effort to clear his name. The first two appeals were rejected by the courts. The latest, filed on May 23, 2006, offers a rich body of new evidence supporting Ishikawa’s innocence. The Sayama Case highlights fundamental problems with the Japanese criminal justice system, and makes clear the persistent discriminatory stereotyping of Buraku people. On the heels of the third appeal, IMADR, in solidarity with the Buraku Liberation League and the Citizen’s Support Group for the Sayama Case, launched the Sayama International Solidarity Campaign to help lobby for change in the criminal justice system and fight anti-Buraku discrimination. Visit the Sayama Case website to learn more.]]> http://www.imadr.org/justice/description/racism_in_the_justice_system/ http://www.imadr.org/justice/description/racism_in_the_justice_system/ Description Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:08:05 +0000 website, and signing the website’s online petition (external link).]]> http://www.imadr.org/justice/sayama/sectiondescription/post_1/ http://www.imadr.org/justice/sayama/sectiondescription/post_1/ 01)Sayama International Solidarity Campaign SectionDescription SectionDescription Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:36:00 +0000 http://www.imadr.org/justice/sayama/newtest/ http://www.imadr.org/justice/sayama/newtest/ 01)Sayama International Solidarity Campaign CategoryNews ThemeNews Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:32:36 +0000