Japan: Justice for Hakamada Iwao

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Believed to be the world's longest-serving death row inmate, 75 year-old Hakamada Iwao has been awaiting his execution every day for 44 years.

Hakamada was tried in 1968 for the deaths of four people - a crime he says he did not commit. His conviction was based on a confession extracted from him under duress (he spent 20 days under intensive interrogation, where he says he was beaten by investigators).

One of the three judges on his case has publicly stated that he believes Hakamada is innocent, but all appeals for a retrial have been unsuccessful.

Hakamada has serious mental health problems as a result of almost half a century of solitary confinement, living in constant fear of execution. Read more about our campaign for Hakamada

Hakamada deserves justice.

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