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24 Jun 2015

Japan: Comments sought on human rights statement for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Caux Round Table Japan (CRT-Japan) and the Institute for Human Rights and Business(IHRB) are working together to help galvanise respect for human rights as part of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The two organisations are preparing a Human Rights Statement for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games and welcome comments on the draft statement before submitting a final version to the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (TOCOG) and encouraging them to adopt it as their own. ...  The Draft Statement also comes in response to the findings of a recent survey into Sustainability Themes for the Tokyo Olympic and Payalympic Games in 2020. Over fifty stakeholders from Japan, the UK, USA, and Switzerland responded to questions on sustainability issues TOCOG should prioritise in the lead up to the 2020 Games. Human rights and labour rights, and the need for greater stakeholder engagement, emerged as top issues.