Japan seeks 1,000 young 'human rights supporters' to monitor Internet for abuses

Amid a steady increase in incidents of online human rights abuses and an uptick of attention on the issue in the media, the Justice Ministry is set to recruit about 1,000 young people in fiscal 2016, mainly high school and university students, who will be asked to help combat such cases on the Internet. The program is intended to reflect young people’s opinions in the fight against abusive behavior on the Internet, sources said. These “human rights supporters” will...
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