Japan Should Defend the International Criminal Court

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Japanese Diet member Yasue Funayama speaks at a nongovernmental organization event to advocate for Japan to step up its efforts to defend the International Criminal Court, Tokyo, October 9, 2025. © 2025 Haruka Miyata/Human Rights Watch On October 9, Human Rights Watch with Tokyo-based Human Rights Now and Peace Boat held an event at the Japanese Diet to press the Japanese government to step up its efforts to defend the International Criminal Court(ICC). The ICC, a court of last resort for victims of serious crimes around the world, has been…

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