<nettime> Recent Situation of the Action Against the Wiretap Law in Japan

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1. The joint statement action for repeal of the Wiretap Law in Japan 
is now in progress. The number of joining organizations of the 
Statement is 199 as of Jan 10. The groups include not only human 
rights and civil liberty groups in the Internet, but also the groups for 
consumers union, anti nucle ar power plant groups, women's rights 
groups and other very various groups or organizations.  

Next dead line for signature is the end of this month. The 
statement for signature is as follows but only written in Japanese. 

http://www.jca.apc.org/nishoren/campaigns/tochouhou/seimei5.html
 
2. The petition action for repeal of the Wiretap Law started on the 
last Nov.26 and now in progress. Above groups including NaST will 
make a petition to the Diet for repeal the Wiretap Law. This action 
needs huge number of signature on the individuals. We will file the 
petition with the Diet next Feb.23. This is the first action. Petition 
action will be continued more.The URL is as follows by PDF

http://www.jca.apc.org/nishoren/campaigns/tochouhou/shomei.html

3. The meeting for repeal of the Wiretap Law will be held at the 
discussion room in the Congress-persons' Hall as follows; date: 
Jan. 26, Monday, 13:00-15:00 place: Congress-persons' Hall 
contents: Video show. The "Pitch the Wiretap Law into Trash-can!" 
Lecture "DVD-RAM devise is illegal" by Toshimaru Ogura (NaST) 
Discussion for action against the Wiretap Law

4. Action on the street for gathering signatures of the petition date 
Jan.29 13:00 place Yurakuchou Marion, Tokyo

5. Next actions We try to appeal to major trade unions to join our 
actions. Also we try to appeal to several opposition parties in the 
Diet for submitting the repeal bill of the Wiretap Law.

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for more information, please 
mail to priv-ec@jca.apc.org URL (in Japanese) is 
Http://www.jca.apc.org/privacy/ Networkers against Surveillance 
Taskforce (NaST), Japan 


 

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