INDICATORS

  • Non discrimination

      • 1997→ Ainu cultural revival legislation to protect the minority of Ainus.
      • Article 14 of the Japanese constitution states that all people or citizens are equal under the law, and they cannot be discriminated against politically economically or socially on the basis of race, belief, sex or social or other background.
      • [In Japan discrimination of sex, sexual orientation, and race is still seen despite it being written in the legislation]
      • Does not have civil rights legislation which prohibits or penalizes discriminatory activities committed by citizens, businesses or ngos.
  • Outcomes

    • 7%

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    • n/a

  • People’s Sovereignty over natural resources

    • Privatised seeds:

      • Can harvest and sow their own seeds if it was propagated by the seed
      • Cant’ gift them
      • Can’t harvest and sell them
      • Can be seized and destroyed
    • Fungicides and Bactericides:22825.10

      Herbicides:11979.50

      Insecticides: 17547.80

  • Political Participation for the Right to Food

    Participation is one of the fundamental human rights principles, requiring that everyone has the right to participate in making decisions that affect them. In order to ensure that those most affected by violations to the right to food and nutrition participate in political processes, it is essential to have the legal and policy infrastructure within national frameworks, as well as the participatory spaces that give meaningful space for participation.

    • Constitutional Recognition of the Right to Adequate Food

      There is an implicit mention of the protection of the right to adequate food

      Article 25 ““All people shall have the right to maintain the minimum standards of wholesome and cultured living. In all spheres of life, the State shall use its endeavors for the promotion and extension of social welfare and security, and of public health.”

      National status of international obligations

      Article 98.2: “The treaties concluded by Japan and established laws of nations shall be faithfully observed.”