International human rights NGO; argued the bill violates ICCPR Article 19, noting the UN Human Rights Committee has held that causing offense to patriotic sentiment does not justify criminal punishment, and that 'deeply offensive' speech is not a permissible basis for restriction
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Human Rights Watch · International · Japan enacts flag-desecration law under PM Takaichi, critics warn of free-speech threat
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