Form 12 (related to Article 28 of the Act)2017 BUSINESS REPORT
From 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018
Certified Non-Profit Organization Human Rights Now

1. Contents of project implementation
In fiscal year 2017, we conducted the following activities: surveys in Burma (Myanmar), Thailand,and Cambodia; surveys of human rights situations in Asia including China and advocacy (including
issues such as human rights defenders and freedom of expression, issues relating to corporate social
responsibility and human rights, human rights of women and children). We conducted research andadvocacy activities on human rights in conflict areas such as Iraq, Palestine, and Syria. Advocacy inNew York focused on human rights in humanitarian disarmament and conflict. In Geneva wedeveloped advocacy activities focusing on the human rights situation in Asia. We also conducted
research and advocacy on business and human rights issues in supply chains for Thailand, Cambodia,and Burma (Myanmar). In Burma (Myanmar), we had interactions and human rights education
activities with human rights activists and the civil society promoting rights that will empower thenext generation.
In Japan, we had activities on hate speech, freedom of expression, rights of children, violence against
women and girls, sexual exploitation (forced adult video appearances, child pornography), etc. We
addressed domestic human rights issues from the perspective of international human rights
standards. We called for national implementation of recommendations by the UN Human Rights
Council and treaty bodies. In addition, we continued to conduct field surveys, monitoring, legal
counseling, and policy recommendations regarding human rights impacts from the Great East Japan
Earthquake and nuclear accident. In order to nurture the next generation in Japan, we emphasized
human rights education in business, dispatched instructors, conducted seminars, created teachingmaterials, and disseminated information on human rights issues in Japan and overseas throughevents, websites, through SNS, etc.
2. Matters concerning business implementation(1) Business related to non-profit activities
Type ofBusiness

Content of Business

InternationalSupportBusiness< Investigations ofhuman rights violation /publication project>
The project addressed
civil rights violations inCambodia, Thailand andChina, fact-finding, andstatements / reports onhuman rights situations
in conflicts in Myanmar,etc.
We also maderecommendations andconducted lobbying
activities at thegovernment / UN
Human Rights Council,

Time
PeriodLocation

Fieldwork
especiallyin Japan,
Myanmar,Cambodia
Thailand,China, etc.
New York
GenevaNumberof
Workers

Scope andnumber of
beneficiaries

Business
Expected
Cost(1000yen)

50

Generalconcerned
citizens ofMyanmar,
China,
Cambodia,
Thailand,etc.

409

UN General Assembly,
Security Council etc.
With regard to humanrights issues related tobusiness, we conducteda factual investigationand promoted dialogue
with companies basedon the investigation.
International
SupportBusiness<Women’s HumanRights Project>International
SupportBusiness<Child Human Rights
Project>

All
year

Japan,New York,
Geneva20

Women ingeneral,
especially inJapan, theMiddle East,and conflictareas, etc.

1,286

All
year

Asia
region,such asBurma,and Japan,etc.

20Childrenfrom all over
Asia such as
especially
Burma, Iraq,
Palestine
and Japan,etc.

3,026

Based on a survey of thedamage caused byforced appearances inadult videos in Japan,
we made policy
proposals andconducted advocacy andawareness-raising
activities to prevent
damage. In response to
the revision of thecriminal law, we started
to make policy
proposals to eliminate
the damage of sexual
violence, and we carriedout #MeToo-related
activities in Japan. We
also continued toinvestigate the issue of
discriminatory
punishment against
women.

We conducted a survey
on child labor in theAsia region and madepolicy recommendations. We continued tomonitor the humanrights of children in
conflict areas such as
Iraq and Palestine,
promoted advocacy
through the United
Nations, and promoted
the implementation of
SDG goal 16.2 We also
addressed the issue ofchildren's health rights
following theFukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Power Plant
accident, and wecontinued activities toeradicate the damage ofchild pornography.

International
SupportBusiness<Overseas Human
Rights Education
Project>

All
Year

Japan,
Burma

25

Especially
Burma,citizens,lawyers, andstudents

5,643

All
Year

Japan

25

Citizens of
Asiancountries,
especially
Japan

1.207

Tokyo,New York,
Geneva,etc.

20

Especially
citizens ofJapangenerally

1,022

In Myanmar, incooperation with bar
associations, etc., we
conducted human rights
and environmental
education for lawyers,
youth, and civil society,and we deepened
networking with localgroups and relatedparties.
Research forthe promotion
and protectionof humanrights
Research
proposals
Dissemination
projects<Human rights policy
proposal project>
We made policy
recommendations andconducted advocacy toimprove Japan's humanrights situation inaccordance withinternational standards
and various UN
recommendations, andwe continued
discussions, including
policy recommendations, regarding
mainstream humanrights for foreign andaid policies in general.
Regarding issues suchas the Great East Japan
Earthquake and thenuclear power plant
accident, freedom of thepress, hate speech, etc.,
we acted to implement
measures in line withinternational humanrights standards.
Furthermore, weencouraged theJapanese governmentand companies torespect and protect
human rights in linewith the United Nations
Guiding Principles on
Business and Human
Rights, and we
promoted training anddialogue with thebusiness sector.

Research forthe promotion
and protectionof humanrights<UN / International
Human Rights
Standards Research /Advocacy Project>

Research
proposals
Dissemination
projects

We participated in theUN Human Rights
Council meetings andtreaty body meetings inGeneva, as well as indiscussions focusing on
issues in Asia and Japan,
and we provided
information, policy
recommendations, andadvocacy activities.
In New York, incollaboration with otherorganizations, we
worked on activities toeliminate civilian
casualties caused by theuse of weapons,
centering on therealization of the
Nuclear Weapons
Convention, and we also
actively lobbied the
Security Council and theUN General Assembly.

Research forthe promotion
and protectionof humanrights
Research
proposals
Disseminationprojects<Domestic information
provision project>
We provided
information on humanrights violations in theAsia region, Japan, andthe world and policy
recommendations
through our website,
media, newsletter, etc.
We also held
symposiums, talkevents, debriefing
sessions, and we carriedout educational
activities throughpublications. Throughholding international
human rights
academies, etc., weraised awareness abouthuman rights at various
levels and we strived topromote international
human rights standards
and the SDGs. We
promoted human rights
awareness activities forthe next generation
through thedevelopment andcreation of humanrights educationmaterials.

AllYearTokyo,Geneva,etc.

50

EspeciallyJapan
citizens
generally

7.450

(1) Other BusinessBusiness Type

Business ContentBookpublishingsales

Books edited andsold by ourorganization were
"30 Ways toTransform theWorld with HumanRights", "UN Glover
Recommendations","Handbook for Civil
Society Utilizing theUN Human Rights
Program", the "UN
Legislation
Handbook on
Violence Against
Women", "TheRealization of the
Individual
Reporting System isNow!", Etc.

Time Period

Location

Number ofWorkers

Business Cost
(1000 yen)

HRN office andunspecifiedevent venues

40126

We also publishedon behalf of ourSecretary General
the books "Human
Rights AcrossBorders" and "WhyFast Fashion isCheap". We also
proceeded withfurther consideration of thepublishingbusiness.
Goods sales

We sold goods
planned andproduced by thisorganization suchas our calendar
year-round, etc.

HRN Officeandunspecified
event venues

20379