コロナ人権侵犯１７５件　差別待遇や嫌がらせ―法務省

　法務省は１９日、２０２０年中に新たに救済手続きを開始した人権侵犯事案の件数を発表した。全体では９５８９件で、このうち新型コロナウイルス感染症に関連した差別、嫌がらせなどの事案は１７５件あった。
　内訳は感染者やその家族への不適切な発言といった「差別待遇」が７４件と最多。次いで「プライバシー」が４１件、職場での嫌がらせなどの「労働権関係」が３２件だった。
　インターネット上の人権侵害情報について、被害者の申告に基づいて人権擁護機関からプロバイダーなどに削除要請した件数は、前年比約４６％増の５７８件で過去最多となった。（2021/03/19-10:58）

The number of novel coronavirus-related human rights abuse cases in Japan came to 175 in 2020, the Justice Ministry said Friday.
   Of them, 74 cases, making up the largest share, involved discriminatory treatment, such as inappropriate remarks against people infected with the virus and their family members, followed by 41 privacy violation cases and 32 cases of labor rights abuse, such as workplace bullying.
   The overall number of human rights violation cases for which relief procedures were initiated in 2020 was down by 5,831 from the preceding year at 9,589, falling below 10,000 for the first time since the statistics started in 2001.
   The ministry believes that the fall came as human rights protection organizations were unable to carry out educational activities at school and to meet with abuse victims in person for consultations due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
   Meanwhile, human rights protection organizations asked internet providers and others to delete abusive online posts based on reports from victims in a record 578 cases last year, up 46 pct from 2019, the ministry said.