Amnesty calls on Japan to set detention limits for foreigners

Amnesty International Japan said Wednesday it has requested the country's immigration authorities to address the issue of the long-term detention of foreign nationals, which it claims undermines human rights.The human rights organization submitted a petition to the Justice Ministry and the Immigration Services Agency of Japan asking them to comply with the principle of non-refoulement that forbids the deportation of individuals in danger of persecution.It urged the Japanese government to set maximum confinement periods and keep those terms at an absolute minimum, with the country already pl…READ FULL ARTICLE