10.
Botswana recommended that Japan, In line with requests by CEDAW and the CRC, review the situation
of children born out of wedlock who do not enjoy nationality, inheritance and birth registration rights.
Japan accepted to follow up on this recommendation.
11.
Mexico recommended that Japan, Take the necessary measures to ensure universal birth registration,
including for children born out of wedlock and regardless of the parents‟ immigration status
12.
Chile recommended that Japan, Continue the efforts to review existing legislation related to the family,
in particular the regime applicable to children born out of wedlock
13.
Other relevant recommendations included ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers
and Members of Their Families, addressing indirect and direct racial discrimination, eliminating
discrimination against migrants, foreigners, asylum seekers and refugees, women and children of
ethnic minorities or non-Japanese nationality and children with disabilities, enhancing the promotion
and protection of the rights of women, children and persons with disabilities amending the
Immigration Control Act to introduce a maximum period of detention pending deportation,
strengthening measures to fight human trafficking and protect the human rights of foreigners –
including refugees– and prevent discrimination against them in both law and practice.
Second Cycle Recommendation
147.1. Proceed with the ratification of
instruments that have not yet been ratified
and accelerate the process of withdrawing
reservations in order to ensure the fullest
enjoyment of human rights for the
population (Benin)
147.35. Implement the recommendation of
the Committee on the Elimination of Racial
Discrimination (CERD) to adopt specific
legislation to outlaw direct and indirect racial
discrimination, and guarantee access to
effective protection and remedies through
competent national courts (South Africa)
Response of Japan
This recommendation was partially accepted for
follow up.
This recommendation was accepted for follow up.
Japan provided the following comment: ‘‘Partially
accept to follow up (a) In the case of Japan, Article
14, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution stipulates that all
people are equal under the law and there shall be no
discrimination because of race. (b) It is obvious from
the provision "by all appropriate means" in Article
2.1 of the ICERD, legislative measures are required,
where appropriate and necessary. We do not
recognize that the present situation of Japan is one
in which discriminative acts cannot be effectively
restrained by the existing legal system and in which
explicit racial discriminative acts, which cannot be
restrained by measures other than legislation, are
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