Japan will hold the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, but the victims of Japan's eugenic sterilization program fight for their rights and voices. The country had forced and sterilized those with the slightest disabilities without consideration of the victims. When the victims resisted, they were tased, beaten up, strapped and more inhumane actions by the medical team. The Eugenic sterilization law was created after WWII as those with defects were considered "inferior" by the government, and had only been repealed back in 1996. However, the stigma and negative view towards those with disabilities is a serious discrimination problem in Japan, and faces daily disadvantages even though the government claims to make improvements such as having more access to jobs. Many advocates and victims of disabilities are fighting to voice their opinion to educate the Japanese society in order to reduce discrimination and bring a more deeper awareness than simply holding the Paralympics and moving on.
- Sangay
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/eugenic-sterilisation-japan-live-181029054810928.html
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