Polaris Post Volume 37
July 2010
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It'll be a busy summer with the Soccer World Cup and the upcoming
Upper House Election.
South Africa is having a great time with the World Cup, but did you
know that the number of brothels has doubled this year?
With incoming soccer fans who are travelling into the country to
watch the games, there are some concerns about increases in human
trafficking and child prostitution.
(For more information, please follow us at twitter：
http://twitter.com/ppjapan）
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* Polaris Project Monthly Seminar 2010 "You Know Human Trafficking?"
The third seminar held at Body Shop Shinjuku on Saturday, July 24====
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The Polaris Project Monthly Seminar 2010 is an opportunity to learn
about the multiple aspects of human trafficking.
The seminar will bring discussions about human trafficking from
multiple aspects.
The first seminar introduced recent human trafficking cases in Japan and
the second covered the victim supports by IOM, International Organization
for Migration.
The third seminar in July will welcome Ms. Sonoko Kawakami of Amnesty
International Japan, of IOM, an international human rights advocacy
organization. She will focus on labor exploitation and will discuss
problems foreign trainees in Japan face.
Join us at the Body Shop Shinjuku!
The Third Seminar:
"Labor Exploitation--Labor at 300 yen per hour: Trainee System"
(The lecture will be in Japanese)
<Date> Saturday, July 24, 2010, 4pm - 6pm
<Venue> The Body Shop Shinjuku, 3rd Floor, The Body Shop Room (max 30 seats)
JR Shinjuku East Exit (3-minute walk),
Tokyo Metro Shinjuku San-chome A5 Exit (1-minute walk)
http://www.mapion.co.jp/c/f?uc=4&pg=1&ino=BA799518&grp=bodyshop <Speaker> Ms. Sonoko Kawakami, Campaign Coordinator,
Amnesty International Japan
<Admission Fee>
1,000 yen (500 yen for students; please present your student ID
at the door)
<Registration>
Please fill in the form online (in Japanese) at:
http://my.formman.com/form/pc/jtlfbc6KYEZPZFJm/ * Your registration will be complete when you submit the form
online (Polaris Project will not reply to confirm your registration).
The seats are limited to 30 and we recommend you to make registration
to reserve your seat.
<Next Seminar>
Forth Seminar: Japanese Victims--Children and Sexual Crime, Abuse, and
Sex Industry (Temporary title)
Speaker: Mr. Masahide Ishizawa, Staff for a community home for children
and youth & Vice President of Sex Education Study Group)
Venue: JICA Chikyu Hiroba, Seminar Room 301 (max 50 seats)
http://www.polarisproject.jp/images/M_images/seminer-flyer-a_v006.pdf (in Japanese)
For more information, contact:
Polaris Project Japan Office
TEL：050-3496-7615
E-mail:
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* Report by UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons/
US State Department Trafficking in Persons Report Released
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Ms. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on
Trafficking in Persons, especially women and children, officially
visited Japan for investigation in July 2009. She reported on her
Japan visit to the UN Human Rights Council on June 3, 2010.
Her report pointed out some pressing issues in anti- human trafficking
policies in Japan: the importance of increase in awareness raising
among citizens and training for law enforcements; the lack of
shelters specifically serving for human trafficking victims and
the lack of multi-language and multi-cultural services for
victims; and concerns that Japan has not ratified the UN Protocol
on human trafficking.
UN webcast:
http://bit.ly/daLba2 (Webcast in English; on Japan from 14 min)
Press Conference at the end of Japan visit (scroll down for English)：
http://www.unic.or.jp/unic/press_release/1211 In addition, the State Department of the United States has been annually
publishing Trafficking in Persons Report since 2001 with the introduction
of "Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000."
Every year, they releases the report to monitor and evaluate the status
of human trafficking and efforts to combat the crime.
This year the tenth report was released on June 14 and for the first
time the report covers the United States.
The report ranks the countries with its efforts to combat human trafficking.
Japan remains in the second tier, as a country with insufficient prevention,
protection, and prosecution.
Shihoko Fujiwara, Polaris Japan's coordinator who was visiting Washington DC,
attended the press conference by the Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton.
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/polarisproject/20100628/1277702828 (Shihoko's Report in Japanese)
http://www.polarisproject.jp/news/42-news/804-2010-06-15-03-12-19 (in Japanese)
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* Polaris Digest (June 2010)
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June 5 Polaris Project Monthly Seminar 2010 "You Know Human Trafficking?"
Second Seminar:
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/polarisproject/20100609/1276048995 (in Japanese)
June 11-18 Shihoko Fujiwara, Polaris Japan Coordinator, visited Washington
DC for meetings and more.
June 15 Japan Times exclusively covered child pornography network bust
and Polaris Japan's role in the bust. Polaris reported the case
that involved a boy victim, which came to our attention through
our hotline.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20100615zg.html June 19 Polaris spoke at Minato-ku Gender Equality Week Forum 2010
"Commercialization of Sexuality and Pornography: Why it is not
Declining in Japan?"
From June 1 to 28, 2010, Polaris received 26 hotline inquiries.
Among the 26 contacts, 9 were by phone and 17 were by Internet.
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* Polaris on Facebook:
http://bit.ly/polarisjp * Human Trafficking Related News (in Japanese)
http://bit.ly/cqeQHE * Blog Polaris Diary:
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/polarisproject/ (in Japanese)
* Booklet "It’s Happening to Her, Right Now" On Sale (in Japanese)
http://bit.ly/bBod3r * Polaris: SOS website for girls
http://www.pol214.com/ (in Japanese)
* Polaris Project's Drop-in Center for Women (in Japanese)
http://bit.ly/abOHFJ * Polaris is tweeting:
http://twitter.com/ppjapan (in Japanese and English)
* Polaris Community on mixi (in Japanese)
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