News19/09/2016 Alckmin denounced in UN for repression of protests At a meeting of the Human Rights Council, Conectas criticizes police violence, illegal detention and infiltration by military agent
Joint statement15/09/2016 New IACHR executive secretary Organizations from the continent ask Paulo Abrão to maintain dialogue with civil society
Joint statement15/09/2016 New Immigration Department director Civil society organizations call for position to be held by someone with a background in defense of immigrant rights
Joint statement14/09/2016 New ambassador in Angola Paulino Franco de Carvalho speaks in the Senate on the role of Brazil monitoring the human rights situation in the African country
News09/09/2016 Environmental and social threat New legal framework for public-private partnerships tramples environmental licensing and public participation
News08/09/2016 External oversight of the Military Police State Attorney General’s Office announces creation of group to discuss Military Police action at protests
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