This section analyzes the opaque appointment system of UN Special Rapporteurs and the long-standing influence of Japanese left-wing organizations and activists on the UN Human Rights Council. It highlights cooperation between David Kaye and anti-government Japanese NGOs, revealing how international human rights mechanisms have been politicized.

This section examines the appointment system of UN Special Rapporteurs and the role played by Japanese civil society groups in influencing international human rights discourse.
It notes the lack of clear criteria in the selection process and highlights concerns regarding collaboration between UN officials such as David Kaye and domestic advocacy organizations.
The involvement of activist lawyers and NGOs in shaping narratives presented to the UN raises questions about neutrality, balance, and the politicization of human rights mechanisms.
To be continued.

2017-06-27
What follows is a continuation of the previous chapter.
Behind the scenes are Japanese left-wing organizations.
Such Special Rapporteurs are appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Experts from various countries are appointed for three-year terms to investigate specific issues or human rights situations in particular countries and to report to the Council.
However, the criteria for appointment are vague.
Appointments are determined not only by member states of the Human Rights Council but also through lobbying by various non-governmental organizations and international groups that gather at the United Nations.
At any given time, there are between thirty and forty Special Rapporteurs, and when one looks at their target countries, the vast majority are developing, non-democratic states such as Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Cuba, and Vietnam.
Cases in which a country like Japan, which fully demonstrates democratic governance, becomes the subject of such reports are extremely rare.
In cases involving Japan, most Special Rapporteurs have been individuals with left-leaning views who oppose successive Japanese governments.
This fact can be seen as a reflection of a long-standing strategy by Japanese left-wing organizations to approach the United Nations and use it as a weapon to attack Japan’s majority political stance.
When David Kaye testified before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on June 12, he conspicuously displayed close coordination before and after the session with Ito Kazuko, Secretary-General of the Japanese NGO “Human Rights Now.”
It is said that Ito continued to provide materials from an anti-government standpoint during Kaye’s visit to Japan.
In lobbying activities targeting the UN human rights bodies, Totsuka Etsuro, a prominent left-wing representative of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, has also long been widely known.
On issues such as the comfort women, Totsuka has advanced claims identical to those of South Korea and China and has continued to condemn Japan in international forums including the United Nations, making him a full-fledged left-wing activist.
It can thus be said that the influence of such Japanese activists on the United Nations Human Rights Council has formed the soil from which the political orientation of Special Rapporteurs has grown.
To be continued.