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Unjust Sentence for Anti-whaling Activists Condemned by Greenpeace
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Aomori, Japan, September 6, 2010 - Greenpeace has condemned as disproportionate and unjust a one year jail term, suspended for three years, imposed on two Greenpeace activists, who exposed widespread corruption in the Japanese government's Southern Ocean whaling programme.
Junichi Sato speaks out for whales in Morocco
Junichi speaks out for whales in Morocco ©GreenpeaceOn Thursday ( June 24th) after a full day of discussions, disagreements and minimal deliberation in the plenary session of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Agadir, Morocco, NGOs have been given the opportunity to address the attending delegations.
One year and Six Months Jail Demanded for Greenpeace Investigators who Exposed Japanese Whaling Corruption
Aomori, Japan, June 8, 2010 - Despite conducting a public interest investigation into corruption in the Japanese whaling industry, which was singled out by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the longest jail term for any Greenpeace activist in the organisation's forty-year history was demanded in court in Japan today. Corroborating testimonies from whaling industry whistleblowers backing the allegations and contradictory testimony from prosecution witnesses have failed to prevent the severely disproportionate sentence being requested.
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Expresses Support for the Tokyo Two
Navanethem Pillay UN High commissioner
In an interview with the Asahi newspaper, Navanethem Pillay, UN High Commissioner, expressed support for investigations conducted by NGOs. "The ability for NGOs to carry out investigations is very important for society, not only the Greenpeace case, but it should be respected in general," said Pillay.
Greenpeace Anti-whaling Activists Face Jail Despite Having No Case to Answer
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Tokyo, Japan, May 14, 2010 - Despite yet another day of compelling evidence of major corruption in the Japanese government whaling programme, Greenpeace activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, known as the Tokyo Two, have been warned by their lawyers that they still run a serious risk of a custodial sentence.
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Take Action! Join the whale trial pledge
Two of our activists are now on trial in Japan having acted in the public interest by exposing corruption inside the government funded whaling industry. Junichi and Toru have continued to make their voices heard despite facing intimidation by the Japanese authorities and up to 10 years in prison. They need your help now more than ever. Tell the Japanese government that you stand beside them as co-defendants.
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Day one, trial of Tokyo Two
Lead counsel for the Tokyo Two defence, Yuichi Kaido (Center), Junichi Sato (Left) and Toru Suzuki (Right) ©Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Greenpeace
Aomori, February 15, 2010 – The first day of the trial of anti whaling activists left the prosecution struggling to prove its own arguments, with their witnesses being forced to agree with the defence on key points.
Nobel Peace Prize Winners and Human Rights Activists Demand Fair Trial for Tokyo Two
Kumi Naidoo and Junichi Sato ©Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Greenpeace
Tokyo, February 12, 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winners Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and Betty Williams along with a diverse range of international celebrities have added their support for Greenpeace anti-whaling activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki: calling on the Japanese government to ensure that the upcoming trial of the 'Tokyo Two'is both fair and conducted in accordance with international human rights standards.
GUILTY! United Nations: Japanese Authorities Breached Human Rights of Greenpeace Anti-Whaling Activists
Tokyo, February 8, 2010 -- The Japanese government breached a series of internationally guaranteed human rights by detaining two Greenpeace activists who had uncovered major corruption in the Japanese whaling programme, according to a working group of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
Key Tokyo Two defence witnesses to put whaling on trial
Aomori, Japan, January 15, 2010 - The prospect of putting the Japanese whaling programme on trial and defending the principle of peaceful civil disobedience moved a step closer today. Following repeated denials of key defence evidence, the legal team for the Tokyo Two were today surprised and pleased to win the inclusion of all key witnesses.
Final voyage of the Japanese whaling fleet?
Greenpeace Japan activists wear masks of Yukio Hatoyama - Prime
Minister of Japan and President Barack Obama of America. They hold a
banner reading 'The Last Whaling Voyage- Yes We Can' in front of the
Nisshin Maru factory ship of the Japanese whaling fleet. The ship is
tied up at quayside in Innoshima, Japan, Friday 6th November 2009.© Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Greenpeace
Innoshima, Japan, 19 November, 2009 -- Following a week of potentially crippling budgetary reviews and a high-profile visit from US President Barack Obama to Japan, shortly after 10am today the so-called 'scientific' whaling fleet crept out of port, as Greenpeace called for today's departure to be the programme's last.
Supreme Court rejects Tokyo Two appeal for disclosure of key evidence
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Tokyo, Japan, November 18, 2009 -- The Tokyo Supreme Court today denied a special appeal for disclosure of evidence in the trial of Greenpeace activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, upholding a string of human rights violations committed against them and reinforcing the flawed nature of Japan's justice system.
