Japan drops immigration bill reform after detainee death

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Japan's ruling lawmakers on Tuesday dropped a controversial push to change rules on handling asylum seekers and deportations after opposition ...

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Japan has been criticised for accepting very few refugee applications AFP/Toshifumi KITAMURATOKYO: Japan's ruling lawmakers on Tuesday dropped a controversial push to change rules on handling asylum seekers and deportations after opposition pressure over the death of a Sri Lankan woman.

She was detained for overstaying her visa after seeking police protection, reportedly to escape an abusive relationship. Human rights campaigners have long criticised conditions at Japanese detention centres, including how guards respond to medical emergencies.Opposition parties had pressed the government to release video footage of the woman's condition in the facility, which the government declined, citing security reasons.

"We will no longer hold further discussions on the immigration law that is being deliberated at the lower house legal affairs committee," Hiroshi Moriyama, the Diet affairs chief of the LDP, told reporters.

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