UNHCR (United Nations High Commission refugees) has lined up with Greenpeace against the Japanese Government for infringement of human rights in the question of the two activists, Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, arrested in May 2008 and contributed to shed light on uncomfortable interweaving public funds, scientific research and hunting whales in arctic.

The Tokyo two, in fact, they have discovered the contraband of quintals of canned meat of this exceptional marine mammal from governmental scientific missions in icy waters of the north of the world.

When the business, however, was placed under the spotlight media, no investigation was opened.

Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki are risking 10 years in prison, the two activists have acted aware that their actions were in public interest while trying to expose of misappropriation of whale meat in industry of hunting whaling financed with public funds. In addition, they have cooperated with the police and the public ministry, without this has never been taken into account. These two activists have been arbitrarily deprived of their freedom, their expression and opinion right, and their right to engage in peaceful activities without intimidation or harassment.