CRC

Today is Children’s Day. It is a day set aside to: honor children’s personalities and work towards their happiness Let’s hope that the Government of Japan and the Boards of Education will learn to honor children’s personalities and work towards their happiness, and faithfully observe the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

2025-05-05 08:51:43 +0900 JST

Today is Constitution Memorial Day. Let’s recall Article 98: This Constitution shall be the supreme law of the nation and no law, ordinance, imperial rescript or other act of government, or part thereof, contrary to the provisions hereof, shall have legal force or validity. The treaties concluded by Japan and established laws of nations shall be faithfully observed. Let’s hope that the Government of Japan and the Boards of Education will learn how to faithfully observe human right treaties. ...

2025-05-03 07:28:19 +0900 JST

What is the CRC? The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is an international human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children. As at 2023-02-21, there are 196 States Parties to the CRC. The implementation of the Convention by the States Parties is being monitored by the Committee on the Rights of the Child, a body of independent experts. ...