The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is the leading United Nations entity in the field of human rights, with a unique mandate to promote and protect all human rights for all people.

Jan 31, 2025 · The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is the leading United Nations entity in the field of human rights, with a unique mandate to promote and protect all human rights for all people.

TOKYO/GENEVA (4 August 2023) – UN experts today commended Japan’s commitment to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), and urged the government to address deeply embedded unfair gender and social norms to ensure full protection for human rights in the country.

Japan firmly supports High Commissioner's activities including human rights field operations and advisory services and technical assistance. Japan has actively participated in the U.N. Commission on Human Rights as its member since 1982.

At the Third Japan Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Policy Dialogue in November, discussions were held on strengthening cooperation between Japan and OHCHR, and the two sides exchanged views on Japan's efforts in the field of human rights, regional human rights situations, including in Asia, and other matters.

In FY2020, Japan allocated a part of its contributions to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) toward expenditures for activities related to improving the human rights situation undertaken by the OHCHR Cambodia country office.

Nov 15, 2024 · Human Rights Watch published a report in November 2023 documenting abuses against imprisoned women in Japan, including the use of restraints on imprisoned women during childbirth.

Jan 30, 2025 · The Japanese government has responded to a United Nations committee's ... of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, or OHCHR, which oversees the committee's operations, not to allocate Japan's ...

Jul 15, 2023 · GENEVA — The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced Thursday that experts of a U.N. working group will visit Japan from July 24 to Aug. 4....

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights[a] (OHCHR) is a department of the United Nations Secretariat that works to promote and protect human rights that are guaranteed under international law and stipulated in …