A panel of independent experts, called on Japan to ensure a 'full and independent investigation' of Carlos Ghosn’s detention, and asked the government 'to take appropriate measures against those responsible for the violation of his rights.' A panel of human rights experts working with the United Nations said Monday that former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was wrongly detained in Japan and has urged “compensation” and “other reparations” for him from the Japanese government. The opinions of the working group, which was created nearly 30 years ago by a U.N.-backed human rights body, are not binding on states but aim to hold them up to their own human rights commitments. Among its past rulings involved the case of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who was likewise deemed to have had his human rights violated. Its members declined to speak to reporters about the opinion, the U.N. human rights office said.-AP

Source: The Standard November 23, 2020 15:11 UTC