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Japan court hears from black and ethnic minority residents over police racial profiling
Motoki Taniguchi (second left in front) one of the lawyers, Maurice Shelton (front centre) a plaintiff and Syed Zain (second right in front), a plaintiff arrive in front of the Tokyo District Courthouse in Tokyo as the plaintiffs enter for the opening ses
JAPANESE police are facing a lawsuit this week over its racial profiling of black and ethnic minority residents with overseas ancestry.
A civil case opened up today with emotional testimony from plaintiffs who said they were constantly stopped and questioned without good reason.
The case, filed in January by three people against the national government and police and the Tokyo and Aichi forces, claims their treatment constitutes discrimination and violates their human rights.
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