Help HELP stands for House in Emergency of Love and Peace. An emergency shelter for women, it was established in 1986, on the 100 th anniversary of Japan s Christian women s organization Kyofukai .
Japan appears to be a wealthy and peaceful nation.
In the shadows, however, there are many women facing violence and other human rights abuses. HELP provides telephone counseling and a safe refuge for women in such situations. HELP s services are available to women regardless of nationality or visa status. HELP also publishes a newsletter and organizes symposia, lectures, and study tours. We work together to support women and children after they return to their home countries, and also to petition the government to expose and prosecute the crime syndicates behind international trafficking in persons.