IGS Seminar will be held as follows.

■ Date and time : Thursday, January 9th, 2020, 18:10-19:40

■ Venue: Small Conference Room, IDEC

■ Lecture title : Japan's Human Rights from a Global Perspective: Freedom of Expression and Press, Hate, Gender, and Poverty

■ Lecturer : Dr. Sanae Fujita, Fellow, Human Rights Center, Essex University, UK

■ Language : English

■ Abstract : Japanese problems and gaps with international standards are hard to see, being inside Japan. Dr. Sanae Fujita, expert in international human rights, has been providing information about Japan to the United Nations for over 20 years. Dr. Fujita will talk about Japan's problems from a global perspective using videos and images from the BBC, including the latest information such as UN advices to Japan and the Japanese government’s responses in human rights policies.