{"id":16201,"date":"2020-08-05T15:50:01","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T22:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=16201"},"modified":"2020-08-14T08:07:35","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T15:07:35","slug":"followup-mark-proposes-a-class-action-lawsuit-against-japan-govt-for-foreign-resident-travel-ban-to-human-rights-watch-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=16201","title":{"rendered":"Followup: Mark proposes a class-action lawsuit, against Japan Govt for Foreign Resident Travel Ban, to Human Rights Watch Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hi Blog. Following up on yesterday’s post<\/a>, Debito.org Reader Mark proposes that Human Rights Watch Japan, which recently decried Japan’s horrible travel ban on Non-Japanese Residents of Japan<\/a>, think about organizing a class-action lawsuit against the Japanese Government. \u00a0The New York Times just did a good article<\/a> on the ban, while Debito.org, has written extensively on it (start here<\/a>), and there’s an online petition here<\/a> giving you even more information. \u00a0Brief commentary for me only, back to Summer Mode; so Mark, take it away. \u00a0Forwarding with permission. \u00a0Debito Arudou, Ph.D.<\/p>\n

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Readers of debito.org could write their experiences to:<\/strong>
\n“Human Rights Watch”<\/strong>
\nJapan Director – Dr. Doi Kanae<\/strong>
\nEmail: tokyo@hrw.org<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/kanaedoi<\/a><\/p>\n

From: Debito.org Reader “Mark”<\/strong>
\nTo: Human Rights Watch Japan \u30d2\u30e5\u30fc\u30de\u30f3\u30fb\u30e9\u30a4\u30c4\u30fb\u30a6\u30a9\u30c3\u30c1\u65e5\u672c\u4ee3\u8868<\/strong>
\nDoi Kanae \u571f\u4e95\u9999\u82d7\u69d8,<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I am a PhD Student at the Graduate School of Medicine, The University of XXXXXX. I obtained an MD Degree in XXXXXX (my native country).<\/em><\/p>\n

I would like to point the fact that foreigners in Japan (including me) have been severely affected by a political decision implemented in the form of a travel ban. Here are some details: https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=16095<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

As a consequence, thousands of families in Japan have been divided and many have suffered mental distress.<\/em><\/p>\n

As a majority of foreign residents in Japan have low socioeconomic status, it is almost impossible for most “gaikokujin” to challenge the Travel Ban in courts in Tokyo (due to lawyer’s expenses). I have been in contact with some academics and lawyers in Japan and one of them suggested the idea of filling a “Class Action Lawsuit” in Tokyo because the “Travel Ban” violates Article 14 of Japan’s Constitution:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u7b2c\u5341\u56db\u6761\u3000\u3059\u3079\u3066\u56fd\u6c11\u306f\u3001\u6cd5\u306e\u4e0b\u306b\u5e73\u7b49\u3067\u3042\u3064\u3066\u3001\u4eba\u7a2e\u3001\u4fe1\u6761\u3001\u6027\u5225\u3001\u793e\u4f1a\u7684\u8eab\u5206\u53c8\u306f\u9580\u5730\u306b\u3088\u308a\u3001\u653f\u6cbb\u7684\u3001\u7d4c\u6e08\u7684\u53c8\u306f\u793e\u4f1a\u7684\u95a2\u4fc2\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3001\u5dee\u5225\u3055\u308c\u306a\u3044\u3002<\/em>
\nArticle 14. All of the people are equal under the law and there shall be no discrimination in political, economic or social relations because of race, creed, sex, social status or family origin.<\/em><\/p>\n

An American Lawyer at an International Firm in Tokyo privately agreed but recommended proceeding in court via an NGO.<\/em><\/p>\n

Would it be possible for Human Rights Watch Japan to fill a “Class Action Lawsuit” to protect migrants, refugees and all the foreign community in Japan?<\/em><\/p>\n

Sincerely, Mark<\/strong><\/em>
\nEmail: (new)\u00a0<\/em>debitoorg.classaction.petrographers@protonmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Before sharing your story, please create a \u201cProtonMail\u201d account for end-to-end encryption.<\/em><\/p>\n

All the information provided is STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. Your story would be analyzed by:<\/em>
\n\u2013 Debito.org [ debito@debito.org<\/a> ]<\/em>
\n\u2013 Human Rights Watch Japan [ tokyo@hrw.org<\/a> ]<\/em>
\n\u2013 Embassy\/Consulate<\/em><\/p>\n

PS. My PhD Studies are in the Field of Microbiology, Pathology and Immunology. There are absolutely no medical reasons to support the travel ban. It is just racial discrimination as described on www.debito.org<\/em><\/p>\n

UPDATE AUG 10, 2020 FROM MARK:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Debito.org readers are welcome to write how the travel ban affected you and your family.<\/em><\/p>\n

Please send a copy of your experience in your native language to:<\/em>
\ndebitoorg.classaction.petrographers@simplelogin.co<\/a><\/p>\n

We are collecting evidence for a lawsuit and need your help!<\/em><\/p>\n

PS. Any language is acceptable; English, Japanese, Romance languages (French, Spanish, Italian), Chinese, Korean, etc.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Mark: I would like to point the fact that foreigners in Japan (including me) have been severely affected by a political decision implemented in the form of a travel ban. As a consequence, thousands of families in Japan have been divided and many have suffered mental distress. As a majority of foreign residents in Japan have low socioeconomic status, it is almost impossible for most “gaikokujin” to challenge the Travel Ban in courts in Tokyo (due to lawyer’s expenses). <\/p>\n

I have been in contact with some academics and lawyers in Japan and one of them suggested the idea of filling a “Class Action Lawsuit” in Tokyo because the “Travel Ban” violates Article 14 of Japan’s Constitution:
\n\u7b2c\u5341\u56db\u6761\u3000\u3059\u3079\u3066\u56fd\u6c11\u306f\u3001\u6cd5\u306e\u4e0b\u306b\u5e73\u7b49\u3067\u3042\u3064\u3066\u3001\u4eba\u7a2e\u3001\u4fe1\u6761\u3001\u6027\u5225\u3001\u793e\u4f1a\u7684\u8eab\u5206\u53c8\u306f\u9580\u5730\u306b\u3088\u308a\u3001\u653f\u6cbb\u7684\u3001\u7d4c\u6e08\u7684\u53c8\u306f\u793e\u4f1a\u7684\u95a2\u4fc2\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3001\u5dee\u5225\u3055\u308c\u306a\u3044\u3002
\nArticle 14. All of the people are equal under the law and there shall be no discrimination in political, economic or social relations because of race, creed, sex, social status or family origin.<\/p>\n

An American Lawyer at an International Firm in Tokyo privately agreed but recommended proceeding in court via an NGO. Would it be possible for Human Rights Watch Japan to fill a “Class Action Lawsuit” to protect migrants, refugees and all the foreign community in Japan? Others are welcome to contact Human Rights Watch Japan and offer their support.<\/p>\n

UPDATE AUG 10, 2020 FROM MARK:
\nDebito.org readers are welcome to write how the travel ban affected you and your family. Please send a copy of your experience in your native language to: debitoorg.classaction.petrographers@protonmail.com
\nWe are collecting evidence for a lawsuit and need your help! Any language is acceptable; English, Japanese, Romance languages (French, Spanish, Italian), Chinese, Korean, etc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,54,28,34,5,12,4,15,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-embedded-racism","category-pinprick-protests","category-anti-discrimination-templates","category-exclusionism","category-human-rights","category-immigration-assimilation","category-japanese-government","category-lawsuits","category-problematic-foreign-treatment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16201"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16210,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16201\/revisions\/16210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}