News24/05/2016 Anti-terrorism law :: Veto upheld Congress to decide whether damage to public or private property should remain in the bill
News20/05/2016 Justice in Angola Angolan activist José Marcos Mavungo is released after Supreme Court ruling
News16/05/2016 Doce River :: Agreement overlooks victims In an appeal to the UN, NGOs claim settlement agreement is incompatible with international standards for remedying human rights violations
News13/05/2016 Crimes of May :: 10 years without answers This bloodstained chapter remains unresolved and is still marked by state negligence and the pain of families
News13/05/2016 Freedom of information :: Opaque powers In a debate on the fourth year of the FOI law, experts criticize the lack of transparency in the Judiciary and in public security
News11/05/2016 Brazil :: NGOs demand ratification of OP-ICESCR Protocol permits victims of violations to submit complaints directly to the UN
News10/05/2016 Phony investigations Attorney General identifies serious flaws in São Paulo government inquiry and calls for Federal Police to investigate the Crimes of May
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