Brazil closes its doors
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Prisons :: Brazil owes an explanation to the OAS
Inter-American Court creates new “supercase” on the Brazilian prison system; resolution also includes one youth detention center
Far from the goal
Custody hearings an important means of reducing incarceration, but fail to prevent torture
The challenge of researching torture
Conectas answers most common questions about the methodology and conclusions of the study “Shielded Torture”
Freedom of association
Government of Ecuador halts plans to shut down NGO after pressure from civil society
Negligence exposed
São Paulo Public Prosecutor’s Office and State Court denounced for omission over torture; Brazil requests right of reply
Structural negligence
A third of judges do not ask detainees about police violence at the time of their arrest
Challenging inertia
