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Venezuela must guarantee the right to participate in elections
Article by Juana Kweitel, César Rodríguez Garavito and Matt Clausen
Legislative rider
Organizations call for veto of article inserted into Order 752/16 that exempts banks from environmental crimes
Strident diplomacy
In response to harsh criticisms by the Foreign Ministry, Brazilian organizations rise to the defense of IACHR and OHCHR
Police action in “Cracolândia” denounced in the UN
Organizations ask special rapporteurs on health, arbitrary detention, housing and torture to intervene with the São Paulo municipal government
Doce River disaster on the agenda
Event at the UN to discuss the bursting of Samarco’s waste dam and setbacks in Brazilian environmental legislation
Social control
To improve transparency, UN Committee on NGOs will start broadcasting meetings live
In the wrong direction
John Knox, UN rapporteur on human rights and the environment, says the loosening of environmental regulations underway in Brazil could cause setbacks
