News06/08/2018 NGOs denounce at UN conviction of 23 protestors from 2013 and 2014 In a letter, organisations call attention to the criminalisation of the right to protest.
News03/08/2018 Statute passed by the Roraima government is contrary to the Migration Law Measure goes against the Constitution. Migrants required to show passport in order to gain access to public services.
News02/08/2018 Rapporteurs condemn austerity measures implemented in Brazil Seven UN specialists have sent a communication to the Brazilian government asking for explanation on EC 95 and for solutions for the negative impacts.
Event02/08/2018 Enrolment open for free course on legal system Lawyers, students and leaders of social movements have until 10 August to enrol.
News01/08/2018 Government organisation suspects execution of 72 prisoners by prison workers In a report, the National Mechanism for the Prevention and Combat of Torture (MNPCT) assesses ‘strong indications’ that bodies were incinerated in prisons after the 2017 uprisings.
News01/08/2018 Supreme Court debates the right to safe abortion Conectas is participating in this public hearing on 6 August.
Joint statement31/07/2018 Organisations condemn attacks on the jesuit service working with migrants and refugees in Boa Vista NGO suffers vilification and threats on social media.
News30/07/2018 UN rapporteur condemns police operation in Maré, Rio de Janeiro The operation led to the deaths of seven people and shots were fired by the police force from a bulletproof helicopter.
Indigenous peoples and human rights NGOS challenge the dismantling of environmental licensing at the Federal Supreme Court
Public statement – Conviction of those responsible for the attempted coup against Brazilian democracy