After five years, Brazil completes analysis of the Arms Trade Treaty
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People affected excluded from Rio Doce agreement negotiations
A document put together by the government, the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Public Defender’s Office and businesses falls short of the demands of civil society organisations and the communities affected
Demonstration calls for the creation of mechanism to combat torture in São Paulo
Human rights organisations and public defenders presented preliminary project for a law to create a mechanism in São Paulo as outlined at national level
NGOs warn about austerity measures and increased extreme poverty in Brazil
In an announcement made during a dialogue with the Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, organisations warned of the effects of austerity measures on the population
UN demands of Brazil the protection of human rights by business
Action taken by the government and the private sector to bring human rights into effect is still unsatisfactory
NGOs denounce police operation in Maré, Rio de Janeiro, at the UN
Redes da Maré and Conectas denounce the operation that led to the deaths of seven youths in Rio de Janeiro, among them Marcos Vinícius
Opinion: An end to negligence in the combat and prevention of torture in SP
Read article by Conectas and Pastoral Carcerária of SP (Prison Pastoral Care) and Ibccrim (Brazilian Institute for Criminal Science) in Folha
USA uses NGOs to try to justify its withdrawal from the Human Rights Council
