Japan court rejects payout for sterilised ‘eugenics’ victims

: Men and women who were forcibly sterilised under a now-defunct eugenics law had their bid for compensation rejected on Tuesday by a Japanese court, which said the statute of limitations had passed.

Local media said the ruling, which was not immediately available, found the government was not obliged to pay compensation because the 20-year statute of limitations had now passed. The legislation, and an apology from the prime minister, only emerged after plaintiffs began to file lawsuits over their experiences.

Lawyers and campaigners have long criticised the government and parliament for failing to compensate victims after the eugenics law was abandoned.

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