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04/24/2026

HRN has released a statement condemning the illegitimate appointment of Min Aung Hlaing as president of Myanmar, which calls on the the international community to take urgent and decisive action to reject the military’s and Min Aung Hlaing’s consolidation of power and support the democratic aspirations of the people of Myanmar.

HRN has released a statement condemning the illegitimate appointment of Min Aung Hlaing as president of Myanmar, which calls on the the international community to take urgent and decisive action to reject the military’s and Min Aung Hlaing’s consolidation of power and support the democratic aspi...

04/10/2026

HRN has released a statement strongly condemning the continued attacks by Israeli forces in Lebanon, including the strikes on 8 April 2026 that killed over 250 people, and calling for Israel to immediately cease its attacks in Lebanon, withdraw its forces, allow the safe return of displaced people, and ensure accountability for serious violations.

HRN has released a statement strongly condemning the continued attacks by Israeli forces in Lebanon, including the strikes on 8 April 2026 that killed over 250 people, and calling for Israel to immediately cease its attacks in Lebanon, withdraw its forces, allow the safe return of displaced people,....

04/08/2026

Human Rights Now has released a statement calling for the government of Israel to immediately repeal its death penalty law against Palestinians.

03/26/2026

In a few days, on 2 April 2026, one year will have passed since the US issued an import ban on salt produced by the South Korean company Taepyung Salt Farm, which also exports salt to Japan, due to evidence of forced labor, and it remains in effect. To mark the event, HRN & the South Korean organization APIL are jointly releasing a statement calling on the government of Japan to also pass legislation banning the importation of products of forced labor and to take other measures to combat forced labor in the supply chains of Japanese companies. It's available on our website.

Human Rights Now and the South Korea-based organization APIL (Advocates for Public Interest Law) are jointly releasing a statement addressing the import ban by the US government against the South Korean company Taepyung Salt Farm due to evidence of forced labor. It calls on the government of Japan t...

03/02/2026

HRN has released a statement forcefully protesting the attacks by the US and Israeli governments against Iran.

02/28/2026

For the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, HRN has issued a statement calling on Russia to immediately cease all military action, withdraw, and ensure accountability for violations of international law.
https://hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2026/02/28/4th-anniversary-ukraine-statement/

On 27 February 2026, four years after the start of the invasion of Ukraine, Human Rights Now is issuing a statement calling on the Russian Federation to immediately cease military action, withdraw, and ensure accountability for violations of international law. Four years after the start of the invas...

02/03/2026

HRN has submitted a written statement to the 61st session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva for the 15th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster highlighting the problems of the lack of livelihood support, the termination of housing support, and the arbitrary evictions of evacuees.

Read the statement on our website.

HRN has submitted a written statement to the 61st session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva for the 15th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster highlighting the problems of the lack of livelihood support, the termination of housing support, and the arbitrary evictions of evacuees. You can...

02/03/2026

HRN has submitted a written statement to the 61st session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva condemning the government of Israel's on-going genocide against Palestinians and occupation of their territory.

Read the statement on our website.

HRN has submitted a written statement to the 61st session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva condemning the government of Israel's on-going genocide against Palestinians and occupation of their territory. You can read the full text below and the official UN document in pdf format here: 69873_Gaza...

01/29/2026

Sign up for HRN's webinar on Feb. 10 about protecting migrant workers in Taiwan's Distant Water Fisheries on our website:

While international concern is growing regarding human rights issues faced by Indonesian migrant workers on Taiwanese distant-water tuna vessels, it cannot be said that understanding of the underlying institutional structures, the reality on the ground, and the roles of stakeholders has been suffici...

01/19/2026

Over the first year of President Trump's second term, the US government has attacked the laws, institutions, and norms that protect human rights around the world, removing essential aid to millions of people and disrupting the international legal order.

Read our latest report on our website: https://hrn.or.jp/eng/news/2026/01/20/us-report/