Japan PM Ishiba on Forced Sterilization: “We must not repeat human rights violations that destroy the dignity of individuals”

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has stressed the government’s resolve to steadily pay compensation to victims of forced sterilization conducted under the country’s now-defunct eugenics law.  He made the promise during a meeting with those including victims who sued the government over the matter at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on Friday, when a law on compensation to forced sterilization victims took effect. “The government’s responsibility is extremely grave, and I sincerely reflect on it and apologize again to you from the bottom of my heart,” he said. “We must not repeat human rights violations that destroy the dignity of individuals,” Ishiba said. Episode Notes: ‘Ishiba Pledges Steady Compensation to Forced Sterilization Victims’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/01/18/ishiba-pledges-steady-compensation-to-forced-sterilization-victims/