Japan: Government endangers refugees' families in Turkey

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Index Number: ASA 22/004/2004
Date Published: 2 September 2004
Categories: Japan, Asia And The Pacific, East Asia

The Japanese government has been sending officials to Turkey to investigate the families of those seeking asylum in Japan, with the help of the Turkish police. This is an issue of grave concern and has serious implications for the protection of these asylum-seekers and their families.