Joint statement03/03/2017 Recommendations in practice Organizations criticize lack of follow-up in UN review mechanism
News02/03/2017 “We are constantly defying death” One year after the murder of Berta Cáceres, Honduran lawyer reveals what it’s like to work in the most dangerous country in the world for human rights defenders
Public Statement24/02/2017 Brazil closes its doors Country backtracks one day after granting residency to Venezuelans
News22/02/2017 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
News20/02/2017 Far from the goal Custody hearings an important means of reducing incarceration, but fail to prevent torture
News20/02/2017 The challenge of researching torture Conectas answers most common questions about the methodology and conclusions of the study “Shielded Torture”
Joint statement20/02/2017 Freedom of association Government of Ecuador halts plans to shut down NGO after pressure from civil society
News20/02/2017 Negligence exposed São Paulo Public Prosecutor’s Office and State Court denounced for omission over torture; Brazil requests right of reply
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