News in Brief on Human Rights Protection Bill of Japan

Central Committee Calling for Buraku Liberation and Establishment of Human Rights Policies (formerly called Central Steering Committee of the National Movement for the Fundamental law for Buraku Liberation) submitted signatures of 17246 people demanding comprehensive revision of the Human Rights Protection Bill of Japan to the Deputy Cabinet Chief, Kosei Ueno. Campaign to collect signatures has been continuously carried out. (Source: Kaiho Shimbun (Liberation News) No. 2094, November 11, 2002)