@report {476866,
	title = {Violations of Women{\textquoteright}s Rights in Japan},
	year = {2007},
	institution = {UN Committee Against Torture},
	abstract = {http://www.omct.org/violence-against-women/urgent-interventions/japan/2007/05/d18646/
This report was designed to supplement the NGO Shadow Report on the\&nbsp;general situation of torture in Japan, in order to ensure that women{\textquoteright}s issues\&nbsp;are brought to the attention of the United Nations Committee against\&nbsp;Torture ({\textquotedblleft}CAT{\textquotedblright}) in its consideration of, and response to, torture and ill-treatment in Japan, given the Government{\textquoteright}s failure to recognize the scale\&nbsp;and seriousness of gender-based violence. The report was presented by\&nbsp;OMCT and AJWRC at the CAT{\textquoteright}s 38th session held in May 2007 in Geneva.1\&nbsp;Torture and other manners of ill-treatment of women in Japan, including\&nbsp;rape, domestic violence and trafficking, persist in Japanese society under\&nbsp;silent acquiescence, open tolerance, inaction and sometimes direct\&nbsp;involvement of state agents including: police, immigration control officers\&nbsp;and the judiciary. Further, the Japanese State continues to fail to provide\&nbsp;redress and remedy for the victims of such crimes, including the military\&nbsp;sexual slavery during the Second World War. Even though several\&nbsp;international bodies, such as the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms\&nbsp;of Discrimination against Women ({\textquotedblleft}CEDAW{\textquotedblright}) and the International Labour\&nbsp;Organization ({\textquotedblleft}ILO{\textquotedblright}), have made recommendations to the Japanese State,\&nbsp;for it to address these issues in a responsible manner, it has failed to take\&nbsp;necessary actions.},
	url = {http://www.omct.org/violence-against-women/urgent-interventions/japan/2007/05/d18646/},
	author = {Hisako Motoyama and Yukako Yanagimoto and Sharon Smee}
}
