Japan Civil Liberties Union

Japan Civil Liberties Union
	（公益財団法）人自由人権協会; Jiyū Jinken Kyōkai
Abbreviation	JCLU
Formation	1947
Founders	Roger Baldwin; Shinkichi Uno; Chusaburo Arima; [1]
Type	Incorporated foundation
Purpose	Civil liberties advocacy
Headquarters	Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Region served	Japan
Membership	About 450 (2018)[2]
Secretary-General	Yoichi Kitamura
Affiliations	American Civil Liberties Union; International League for Human Rights; International Commission of Jurists; [3]
Website	jclu.org/english/

The Japan Civil Liberties Union (JCLU) (自由人権協会, Jiyū Jinken Kyōkai) is a Japanese non-profit organization founded in 1947. Roger Nash Baldwin of the ACLU played an important role in its founding. The JCLU aims to protect human rights, and bases its operation on international human rights standards, principally the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is affiliated with the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the International League for Human Rights (ILHR).[4]

References

"Wikipedia: Jiyū Jinken Kyōkai" ウィキペディア:自由人権協会 [Wikipedia: Japan Civil Liberties Union (JCLU)]. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
"About JCLU". Jclu.org. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
"関連団体 Kanren Dantai (Related organizations)". Jclu.org. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
"About JCLU". Jclu.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2013-02-18.

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