News17/02/2016 Angola :: Arbitrary detentions continue Human rights activist Manuel Nito Alves sentenced to six months in prison
News17/02/2016 Conectas featured on global think tank ranking Organization considered Latin America’s third best in political advocacy campaigns
News05/02/2016 Incarceration numbers Publication presents analysis from experts on Brazilian prison system data
News05/02/2016 Independence in the Judiciary Conectas calls for disciplinary proceedings to be dropped against Judge Kenarik Boujikian
News04/02/2016 Funds for Syria Brazil announces its largest ever cash donation to conflict victims at donor conference; amount raised below target set by UN
Joint statement03/02/2016 Transparency and participation National Committee to Combat and Prevent Torture announces measures to broaden dialogue with civil society
News03/02/2016 Police oversight Organizations question São Paulo Public Prosecutor’s Office over lack of investigation into abuses at protests
Joint statement22/01/2016 Unkept promise In an open letter, nearly 60 organizations from several countries condemn the continued existence of Guantanamo
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