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SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TO JAPAN: 24 POINTS FOR
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SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR G/TIP CHRIS CHAN-DOWNER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON KTIP PHUM JA
SUBJECT: SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TO JAPAN: 24 POINTS FOR
COMBATING TIP
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 TOKYO 001701
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR G/TIP CHRIS CHAN-DOWNER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON KTIP PHUM JA
SUBJECT: SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TO JAPAN: 24 POINTS FOR
COMBATING TIP
TOKYO 00001701 001.2 OF 002
1. (U) At its 60th session the UN Commission on Human Rights
appointed for a three year term a Special Rapporteur on
Trafficking in Persons especially women and children. This
Special Rapporteur is charged with taking action on
violations committed against trafficked persons, as well as
submitting an annual report to the commission. In the 8th
country to be visited since the establishment of the office,
Special Rapporteur Joy Ngozi Ezeilo came to Japan July 12-18
to discuss Japan's efforts to date on combating TIP. During
her visit she met with Parliamentary Vice-Minister for
Foreign Affairs Yasutoshi Nishimura, ministry officials,
NGOs, and IO representatives. In a press conference at the
end of her visit, she offered a number of issues of immediate
concern and suggestions for how Japan can strengthen its TIP
efforts. These are listed as follows:
TWELVE ISSUES OF IMMEDIATE CONCERN
--------------
2. (U) --1) The non-ratification of the Protocol to Prevent,
Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, and the
Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members
of Their Families.
--2) Lack of a comprehensive definition of trafficking in
national legislation.
--3) Unclear identification procedures for victims.
--4) Trafficking largely being operated underground due to
numerous factors.
--5) Inadequate shelter and support for victims.
--6) Abuses within the trainee and technical intern program.
--7) Lack of access by victims to redress and compensation
though the judicial system.
--8) Lack of coordination amongst agencies involved.
--9) Human trafficking responses by the Japanese government
and assistance to victims is focused solely on women and
sexual exploitation.
--10) Weak efforts to prevent trafficking.
--11) Insufficient efforts to address child pornography,
child prostitution, and "enjo-kosai" (compensated dating).
--12) A high incidence of domestic violence against women and
girls.
TWELVE POINTS FOR IMPROVING THE FIGHT AGAINST TIP
-------------- --------------
3. (U) --1) Urgently ratify the UN Convention on
Transnational Organized Crime and the Supplementary Protocol
to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons; the
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of
All Migrant Workers and Their Families; the Hague Convention
on the Civil Aspect of International Child Abduction.
Specific laws should also be considered to prevent the
exploitation of foreign workers within the trainee program,
and to provide full redress to victims of trafficking.
--2) Establish a national rapporteur or coordination body
solely responsible for coordinating and monitoring policies
related to human trafficking.
--3) Strengthen the law and labor inspections to deal with
the problem of trafficking for labor exploitation.
--4) Establish regional and specialized shelters with 24 hour
multilingual hotline assistance specific to victims of
trafficking.
--5) Adopt innovative, holistic strategies for combating
trafficking including free legal aid and the right to
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compensation to enable victims to assume constructive roles
in society.
--6) Establish specialized training to provided the necessary
skills to law enforcement officers in how to deal with
victims of trafficking as well as traffickers.
--7) Establish a clear identification procedure shared by all
parties involved.
--8) Compensation for victims under law with a special fund
set up for that purpose.
--9) Protect children under 18 years old from prostitution,
pornography, and "enjo-kosai."
--10) Intensify efforts to eliminate all forms of violence
against women and girls, with perpetrators of violence
brought to account.
--11) Grant victims the right to work and earn a decent
livelihood to help victims recover psychologically and feel
socially integrated.
--12) Improve the partnership between government and NGOs.
4. (U) In conclusion, the Special Rapporteur stressed the
need for a focus on the conditions under which private
companies employ migrant workers because they are vulnerable
to exploitation and trafficking not only under conditions of
irregular migration, but also under conditions of legal
migration as well. Finally she added, there must be zero
tolerance of child pornography.
5. (SBU) COMMENT: The Special Rapporteur's comments track
well with EMBASSY Tokyo and G/TIP suggestions to the
Government of Japan on how to improve its anti-TIP
performance. In regards to the "Twelve Issues of Immediate
Concern," it is EMBASSY Tokyo's experience that the GOJ
expresses disagreement with, or significant qualifications
to, items 2,3,5,6,7,8,10 and 11. In regards to the "Twelve
Points for Improving the Fight Against TIP," the GOJ
expresses disagreement with, or significant qualifications
to, items 2,3,4,6,7,9,10, and 12.
6. (SBU) Although the Special Rapporteur did not discuss the
significant steps Japan has taken to combat TIP, the report
will help the U.S.-Japan dialogue on TIP issues by providing
a set of third party observations. END COMMENT.
ZUMWALT
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR G/TIP CHRIS CHAN-DOWNER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON KTIP PHUM JA
SUBJECT: SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TO JAPAN: 24 POINTS FOR
COMBATING TIP
TOKYO 00001701 001.2 OF 002
1. (U) At its 60th session the UN Commission on Human Rights
appointed for a three year term a Special Rapporteur on
Trafficking in Persons especially women and children. This
Special Rapporteur is charged with taking action on
violations committed against trafficked persons, as well as
submitting an annual report to the commission. In the 8th
country to be visited since the establishment of the office,
Special Rapporteur Joy Ngozi Ezeilo came to Japan July 12-18
to discuss Japan's efforts to date on combating TIP. During
her visit she met with Parliamentary Vice-Minister for
Foreign Affairs Yasutoshi Nishimura, ministry officials,
NGOs, and IO representatives. In a press conference at the
end of her visit, she offered a number of issues of immediate
concern and suggestions for how Japan can strengthen its TIP
efforts. These are listed as follows:
TWELVE ISSUES OF IMMEDIATE CONCERN
--------------
2. (U) --1) The non-ratification of the Protocol to Prevent,
Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, and the
Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members
of Their Families.
--2) Lack of a comprehensive definition of trafficking in
national legislation.
--3) Unclear identification procedures for victims.
--4) Trafficking largely being operated underground due to
numerous factors.
--5) Inadequate shelter and support for victims.
--6) Abuses within the trainee and technical intern program.
--7) Lack of access by victims to redress and compensation
though the judicial system.
--8) Lack of coordination amongst agencies involved.
--9) Human trafficking responses by the Japanese government
and assistance to victims is focused solely on women and
sexual exploitation.
--10) Weak efforts to prevent trafficking.
--11) Insufficient efforts to address child pornography,
child prostitution, and "enjo-kosai" (compensated dating).
--12) A high incidence of domestic violence against women and
girls.
TWELVE POINTS FOR IMPROVING THE FIGHT AGAINST TIP
-------------- --------------
3. (U) --1) Urgently ratify the UN Convention on
Transnational Organized Crime and the Supplementary Protocol
to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons; the
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of
All Migrant Workers and Their Families; the Hague Convention
on the Civil Aspect of International Child Abduction.
Specific laws should also be considered to prevent the
exploitation of foreign workers within the trainee program,
and to provide full redress to victims of trafficking.
--2) Establish a national rapporteur or coordination body
solely responsible for coordinating and monitoring policies
related to human trafficking.
--3) Strengthen the law and labor inspections to deal with
the problem of trafficking for labor exploitation.
--4) Establish regional and specialized shelters with 24 hour
multilingual hotline assistance specific to victims of
trafficking.
--5) Adopt innovative, holistic strategies for combating
trafficking including free legal aid and the right to
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compensation to enable victims to assume constructive roles
in society.
--6) Establish specialized training to provided the necessary
skills to law enforcement officers in how to deal with
victims of trafficking as well as traffickers.
--7) Establish a clear identification procedure shared by all
parties involved.
--8) Compensation for victims under law with a special fund
set up for that purpose.
--9) Protect children under 18 years old from prostitution,
pornography, and "enjo-kosai."
--10) Intensify efforts to eliminate all forms of violence
against women and girls, with perpetrators of violence
brought to account.
--11) Grant victims the right to work and earn a decent
livelihood to help victims recover psychologically and feel
socially integrated.
--12) Improve the partnership between government and NGOs.
4. (U) In conclusion, the Special Rapporteur stressed the
need for a focus on the conditions under which private
companies employ migrant workers because they are vulnerable
to exploitation and trafficking not only under conditions of
irregular migration, but also under conditions of legal
migration as well. Finally she added, there must be zero
tolerance of child pornography.
5. (SBU) COMMENT: The Special Rapporteur's comments track
well with EMBASSY Tokyo and G/TIP suggestions to the
Government of Japan on how to improve its anti-TIP
performance. In regards to the "Twelve Issues of Immediate
Concern," it is EMBASSY Tokyo's experience that the GOJ
expresses disagreement with, or significant qualifications
to, items 2,3,5,6,7,8,10 and 11. In regards to the "Twelve
Points for Improving the Fight Against TIP," the GOJ
expresses disagreement with, or significant qualifications
to, items 2,3,4,6,7,9,10, and 12.
6. (SBU) Although the Special Rapporteur did not discuss the
significant steps Japan has taken to combat TIP, the report
will help the U.S.-Japan dialogue on TIP issues by providing
a set of third party observations. END COMMENT.
ZUMWALT