Deaf Japanese lawyer elected to U.N. panel on rights of disabled

Deaf Japanese lawyer elected to U.N. panel on rights of disabled

Hiroshi Tamon (front row, C), a Deaf Japanese civil rights lawyer, is pictured at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 11, 2024, after being elected to serve as an independent expert on the U.N. Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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