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Japan’s Death Penalty Acquittal: Urgent Call for Legal Reform

January 16, 2025January 16, 2025 - by Raj Patel - Leave a Comment

Japan’s Legal System: A Call for Reform In a revealing moment for Japan’s criminal justice, the 2024 acquittal of Iwao Hakamata—a man wrongfully condemned to death—exposes the urgent need for …

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Japan’s Urgent Need for Criminal Justice Reform Following Hakamata’s Case

November 5, 2024November 5, 2024 - by Fatima Gharbi - Leave a Comment

Japan’s Diet is poised to investigate its flawed criminal justice system following the acquittal of Iwao Hakamata, who was wrongly held on death row for decades due to a coerced …