Japan To Have Her Own Magnitsky Act

 

China sanctions inspire push for Japan's own Magnitsky Act

TOKYO -- A push to create legislation that will allow Japan to sanction countries and individuals over human rights violations is gaining steam, with a cross-party alliance set to draft a proposal as early as next month.
 
Lawmakers are taking matters into their own hands, frustrated that the government is not taking action. The government wants to avoid a full-blown dispute with Japan's largest trading partner and lacks information regarding the Uyghur issue.
 
The move comes after the U.S., Canada and the U.K. joined the European Union this week in punishing Chinese officials over alleged abuses of its Uyghur Muslim minority, leaving Japan as the only Group of Seven member not to follow suit.
 
"The Japanese government has expressed alarm and concern" over the Uyghur situation, but "it needs to take action," said former Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, who co-leads the group crafting the legislation.

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