Japan should become a champion of human rights

I am at a point where I am starting to collect resources for my chapter in the Wikibook that our group will be creating and I came across this very interesting press release by Human Rights Watch. http://tinyurl.com/pvfe3s


It written by a Japanese National who is a consultant with the organization. He comments largely about how Japan is positioned to be a leader in Asia in the area of human rights, but it needs to continue working towards addressing human rights issues in Japan and to speak out more firmly against the human rights violations of other countries. The author also comments that Japan's greatest challenge to its human rights record is overcoming the atrocities during WWII. Examples of such atrocities are the Nanking Massacre, Unit 731, and the Japanese "comfort women".

I also added a few links that will help you explore these Japanese war crimes
http://tinyurl.com/rtn34

videos:
http://tinyurl.com/qyfn5e
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAp8bSdE5MQ&feature=related
(warning: very graphic video on Unit 731 human experiments)
http://tinyurl.com/oz6n67