To mark Human Rights day on 10 December 2022, Amnesty International Japan and the Soka Gakkai Peace Committee co-organized the Fifth Annual Youth Forum, titled “Young People and Human Rights Education: Promoting Children’s Rights in Japan.” Held in Tokyo, the hybrid event featured a keynote speech by Slovenian Ambassador Blanka Jamnišek. She stated, “It is essential to enable young people, particularly children, who are still developing their identities, to learn about human rights and to respect the rights of others,” and remarked that human rights education is “a driver for healthy development of individuals and societies.” Ambassador Jamnišek also conducted a face-to-face training session for 30 teachers and 10 Soka Gakkai Women’s Peace Committee members on the use of “Our Rights,” a human rights education tool that teaches children about their rights.
It is essential to enable young people, particularly children, who are still developing their identities, to learn about human rights and to respect the rights of others
Following the Youth Forum, the Soka Gakkai Peace Committee organized a workshop on children’s rights on 25 December. Around 60 children participated in the workshop, where they engaged in small group discussions and exchanged their views and ideas about children’s rights.
