The BLL holds its 58th National Convention
The 58th National Convention of Buraku Liberation League was held in March in Osaka with 791 participants. The main theme of the Convention was " Towards the Creation of the 21st Century Where Human Rights Are Guaranteed." Topics discussed in the Convention included:
1) Realisation of the Law on the Promotion of Human Rights Education and Human Rights Awareness-Raising enacted last year;
2) Action towards a valid, comprehensive government's report on the status of and remedies for victims of human rights violations;
3) Buraku Liberation Movement after the Law Concerning Special Government Financial Measures for Regional Improvement Special Projects ceases to apply in 2002;
4) Campaign to demand the retrial of the Sayama case.1
In addition, the Headquarter Office introduced the basic plan of four proposed projects, which includes strengthening the organisation and promoting gender-equal participation in the Buraku Liberation Movement. Participants agreed to work towards a new phase of Dowa legislation and administration, establishment of human rights legislation and administration, and a strong organisation.
(Source:Kaihou Shinbun,(Liberation News),March 12,2001))
Data4 Survey on Buraku (Dowa) Areas conducted by the Government
| Year | The number of prefectures | The number of cities,towns and villages | The number of Dowa areas | The number of households(*) | Population(*) | ||
| Total households | Households of Dowa people | Total population | Population of Dowa people | ||||
| 1921 1935 1958 1963 1967 1971 1975 1985 1993 |
37 33 32 34 36 36 |
1,211 1,027 1,014 1,041 1,123 1,081 |
4,853 5,365 4,133 4,160 3,545 3,972 4,374 4,594 4,442 |
407,279 390,310 386,992 520,062 566,148 737,198 |
- 262,343 277,137 315,063 327,362 298,385 |
1,869,748 1,599,370 1,458,802 1,841,958 1,998,464 2,158,789 |
829,773 999,687 1,220,157 1,113,043 1,068,302 1,048,566 1,119,278 1,163,372 892,751 |
(*)There are people of non-Buraku origin residing in Buraku (Dowa) areas.
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