SIETAR Kansai 2016 April monthly meeting, “The Present Situation of Multiculturism in Japan”

SIETAR Kansai April 2016

 

“The Present Situation of Multiculturalism in Japan in View of

UN International Conventions of Human Rights“

Speaker:    Megumi Komori (HURIGHS Osaka:Asia-Pacific Human rights Information Center)

Date:               April 24, 2016 (Sunday)

Time:             14:00-16:00

Venue:        ​ Nishinomiya Daigaku Koryu Center (ACTA East Tower 6F, Room 2)

2 minutes from Hankyu Nishinomiya Kitaguchi station,

Tel: (0798) 69-3155http://www.nishi.or.jp/homepage.daigaku/

Fee:            ​ Free for members and students;  500 yen for non-members.

Language:   English (Questions and answers will be conducted in English and Japanese.)

Social event:  Dinner after the session at a restaurant.  Reservations for dinner required by

April 20.  Contact Miho Yoshioka、uskj30641@iris.eonet.ne.jp

 

 

 

Description of the program:

 

Japan has acceded to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in 1995. Since the accession, the domestic implementation of the Convention in Japan has been reviewed three times by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The Committee is most seriously concerned that Japan has no legislation to prohibit racial discrimination and that almost all concerns of racial discrimination in Japan have still remained the same as they were 20 years ago. What are the problems of racial discrimination in Japan? As a state party of the Convention, what does Japan have to do to address the problems?  Komori will discuss these matters referring to the mechanism of the UN human rights system and the international human rights standards. At the same time, she will also take up some of issues raised during the review of the Japan’s implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

 

Profile of speaker:

 

Magumi Komori Graduated from Osaka Jogakuin College with English major and she is a human rights activist.  Since1980 when she joined Amnesty International, she has been involved in activities for international human rights. She has worked for Buraku Liberation and Human Rights Research Institute and the International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism (IMADR). Currently she works at the Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center (HURIGHS Osaka) as a researcher. As a representative from a civil society organization, she has participated in the review of the periodic reports of the Japanese government by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (in 2010 and 2014) as well as the Human Rights Committee (in 2014).  

 

 

 

2016年度SIETAR関西4月例会

 

「国際人権条約から考える日本の多文化共生の現状」

 

日時:       2016年4月24日(日)  14:00 pm ~16:00 pm

講演者:    小森恵 (ヒューライツ大阪:一般財団法人アジア・太平洋人権情報センター)

場所:      西宮市大学交流センター(ACTA 東館6階、講義室2)

阪急神戸線 西宮北口より徒歩2分  Tel. (0798) 69-3155

http://www.nishi.or.jp/homepage.daigaku/

費用:       会員・学生は無料,   非会員は500円

使用言語:   英語(質疑応答は英語と日本語)

懇親会:   終了後にレストランで親睦会を致します。参加ご希望の方は4月20日迄に

吉岡美穂 uskj30641@iris.eonet.ne.jp

 

 

 

講演概要:

日本は1995年に人種差別撤廃条約に加入しました。それから20年、これまで日本は人種差別撤廃委員会による条約実施の審査を3回受けてきました。委員会の最大の懸念は日本には人種差別を禁止する法律がないことであり、加入当時の問題がほとんど解決されることなく続いていることです。日本の人種差別の問題とは何なのか?加入国として何をなすべきなのか?国連の人権システムの仕組みも見ながら、国際人権の視点より考えてみます。また、2月に行われた女性差別撤廃委員会の日本審査の内容についてもとりあげます。

 

 

講演者のプロフィール:

 

大阪女学院短期大学英語科卒業。アムネスティでの活動をきっかけに、1980年頃より国際人権の活動に関わってきた。部落解放・人権研究所と反差別国際運動(IMADR)の職員を経て、現在、ヒューライツ大阪の研究員を務める。人種差別撤廃委員会や自由権規約委員会の日本審査に市民社会組織として参加してきた。

 

 

 

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