An Osaka-based lawyers' group has protested a decision by local police not to allow a woman criminal defendant to wear a bra in court, saying it was a violation of her human rights, the group said Thursday.In a written petition sent Oct. 31, the Osaka Bar Association said the woman in her 40s being detained in a facility of the Osaka Prefectural Police Department, was not granted her request to wear a bra during the first hearing of her trial at the Osaka District Court in July, prompting her to wear a cardigan over her top.The lawyers' group urged the police to take measures to improve the…READ FULL ARTICLE
