Survivors Demand Change to Japan’s ‘Hostage Justice’ System
Large Turnout for Event Hosted by Human Rights Watch and Innocence Project Japan
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Large Turnout for Event Hosted by Human Rights Watch and Innocence Project Japan
Delivered by Bonnie Docherty, Senior Researcher
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