News26/05/2017 Social control To improve transparency, UN Committee on NGOs will start broadcasting meetings live
News26/05/2017 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
News26/05/2017 Brazil under international scrutiny UN and IACHR condemn abusive use of force at protests in Brasília and during police operations in São Paulo and Pará
News25/05/2017 Assault on the environment In the midst of political chaos, Congress continues to weaken environmental protections
News25/05/2017 Paradigm Shift New Immigration Law is signed, with 20 vetoes, by President Michel Temer
News24/05/2017 Universal Periodic Review Universities simulate Brazil’s review in the UN; see photos of the activities
News24/05/2017 Logic of the war on drugs has failed in Brazil, says OAS In an unprecedented hearing, IACHR criticizes mass incarceration for drug-related crimes
News19/05/2017 Smoke screen Brazil responds to Inter-American Court of Human Rights with outdated data on the prison system
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