FC: Groups urge repeal of Japan's wiretap law, from nettime

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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> Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 15:59:16 -0100
> From: depesche () quintessenz at
>
> (d/depesche  00.01.26/1)
>
> 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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