Japan flustered by UN human rights concerns

Media freedom, anti-conspiracy bill at center of tensions

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The United Nations is concerned with Japan's laws on state secrets and broadcasting, as well as a proposed legislation against criminal conspiracy.

TOKYO - Japan is pushing back against United Nations criticism that its controversial anti-conspiracy bill and other policies infringe on press freedom and individual liberties, calling the characterization unfair and one-sided.

David Kaye, a special rapporteur for the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, issued a report Tuesday on the freedom of speech and expression in Japan. He will explain his findings at a U.N. Human Rights Council meeting this month.

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