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Torture and mistreatment
Second Chapter | Ongoing violation :: two years since the crisis in Pedrinhas
Ongoing violation: two years since the crisis in Pedrinhas
Introduction of the report prodeuced by Conectas, Sociedade Maranhense de Direitos Humanos, OAB-MA and Global Justice
Illegal prisons
First Chapter | Ongoing violation :: two years since the crisis in Pedrinhas
UN calls for reduction of prisoner numbers in Brazil
Report of the rapporteur on torture is the first in 15 years
“The doorway to the system remains wide open”
One year since their establishment in São Paulo, detention hearings grant bail in less than half of cases and fail to investigate torture
Congress passes anti-terrorism bill
Lawmakers kept the text approved by the Lower House in August; legislation could criminalize protests
Angola :: Arbitrary detentions continue
Human rights activist Manuel Nito Alves sentenced to six months in prison
