News23/06/2016 Supreme Court: small-time trafficking is not a “heinous crime” Ruling benefits thousands of first-time drug offenders
Joint statement22/06/2016 Giving birth without shackles Senate Commission approves bill banning the use of handcuffs on female prisoners during childbirth
Joint statement20/06/2016 Iran and Brazil :: Not just business Foreign Ministry pressured to include human rights issues in meeting with Iranian authorities
News17/06/2016 UN denounces violations committed by companies in Brazil Report presented in Geneva highlights cases of Belo Monte and Mariana
News17/06/2016 Social and environmental sabotage Nearly 50 organizations condemn Amendment 65, which would abolish environmental licensing for large-scale construction projects
News16/06/2016 “The State is complicit” Brazil is denounced in the IACHR for violations caused by mining; understand the 14 cases
Joint statement09/06/2016 South Africa :: Justice for rights defenders Organizations from 75 countries pressure the South African government to investigate the murder of an activist and apprehend the killers
Joint statement08/06/2016 IACHR :: Transparent choice NGOs call for transparency in election of new Executive Secretary
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