OEJP and AOCHR's Joint Submission to U.N. Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights
On April 1, 2025, the Okinawa Environmental Justice Project and the Okinawa Human Rights Council jointly submitted a report, "U.S. Military's Central Training Area and Northern Training Area in Okinawa, Japan: Military Activities and Toxics," to Dr. Marcos A. Orellana, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights. The Ginowan Churamizu kai and AOCHR also submitted two reports regarding PFASS issues in Okinawa. The submission was our response to the Special Rapporteur's "call for input on military activities and toxics." Joint press conference on the submission of reports to the U.N. on April 16, 2025 Image Source: OTV Given the alarming state of war and peace around the world, a steadfast voice from Okinawa against war and militarization, as well as for the protection of human rights and the environment, and for peace, is needed more than ever before. OEJP is glad we teamed up with the AOCHR, one of Okinawa's leading civil society groups working...