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IMADR statement on “Self-determination of the Ryukyu/Okinawa and accountability in Sri Lanka” at the 29th session of the Human Rights Council. Whole text can be read below or downloaded here. ——— IMADR Oral Statement: 29th session of the Human Rights Council Item 4: General Debate 24 June 2015 Thank you Mr. President, We are alarmed by the current situation in Japan where human rights of the people of the Ryukyu/ Okinawa are under threat by the construction plan of a new U.S. military base in Henoko. Despite of the opposition from the majority of local population and potential negative impacts on various human rights including the right to environment, the […]