‘Bolsonaro treats the press and journalists like his enemies’, say organizations in a statement at the 43rd Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva
Organizations send official letter requesting businesspeople to include press freedom in discussions with members of the Executive at an event this Thursday
On a panel staged by Conectas, organizations cite deforestation and invasions of indigenous lands; Yanomami leader Davi Kopenawa also participated in the event
After an on-site mission, the council found inconsistencies in the police investigations and little effort by the public authorities to protect human rights defenders in the region
According to the organizations, the president’s justification that he shared the video on a personal basis does not diminish the seriousness of the incident