ABOUT THAT FINGERPRINTING LAW...
[The immigration bill that just passed the Diet on Wednesday] "illustrates something I have been denouncing in my reports for four years. It is the fact that, especially since Sept 11, there has been a process of criminalization of foreigners all over the world"
Doudou Diene, Special U.N. Rapporteur on Racism, during his visit to Japan
"Speaking to reporters in Tokyo Thursday, the U.N. envoy says Japan suffers from what he called a 'deep and profound' racism - which needs a legal remedy."
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UN pans Tokyo's 'racist' new law
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Racism rapporteur repeats criticism
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