(Tokyo) – Japan's system of 'hostage justice' denies criminal suspects the rights to due process and a fair trial, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 101-page report, ' Japan's ‘Hostage Justice' System ,' documents the abusive treatment of criminal suspects in pretrial detention. The authorities strip suspects of their right to remain silent, question them without a lawyer, coerce them to confess through repeated arrests and denial of bail, and detain them for prolonged periods under constant surveillance in police stations.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/05/25/japan-hostage-justice-system-violates-rights

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