Japan's Upper House has adopted a resolution expressing concerns about the human rights situation in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and elsewhere in China.
The resolution was passed by a majority vote in the chamber's plenary session on Monday.
GENEVA — A panel of human rights experts working with the United Nations said Monday that former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was wrongly detained in Japan and has urged "compensation" and "other reparations" for him from the Japanese government.
In an opinion published Monday, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found that Ghosn's arrest in Japan in late 2018 and early 2019 was "arbitrary" and called on Japan's government to "take the necessary steps to remedy the situation of Mr. Ghosn without delay." A determination of whether detention is arbitrary is based on various criteria, including international norms of justice.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsunobu says the government is watching with concern the human rights situation of Uighurs in China.
Kato was speaking to reporters on Monday about China's policy for the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping indicated at a meeting to discuss Xinjiang policies that Beijing will continue to exercise ideological and religious control in the region.
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will fully consider the possible impact on individual rights if a state of emergency is declared over the coronavirus outbreak.
Abe was speaking on Monday at an Upper House committee that is discussing a bill that would allow the prime minister to declare a state of emergency.