Tuesday, 26 January 2021 Human Rights Watch is among 116 organisations to have signed a letter calling for Japan to draft and pass an anti-discrimination bill on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity prior to the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The letter, addressed to Yoshihide Suga, calls on the Japanese Prime Minister to publicly commit to the introduction of a national law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Signatories of the letter said the Games are advertised as celebrating "unity in diversity" and "passing on a legacy for the future". The organisations argued this means Japan needs to enact a national anti-discrimination law to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and athletes in a way that meets international standards.