Supreme Court to judge Bolsonaro’s decree against Brazil’s main anti-torture body
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NGOs denounce Brazil at the UN for anti-terrorism bills
The complaint was presented at the UN Human Rights Council, this Tuesday (15th of March)
Organizations repudiate threats to parliamentarians by arms groups
NGOs expressed their repudiation of threats made against senators who opposed the rapid discussion of a bill that makes access to arms and weapons more flexible
At OAS, NGOs denounce abuses of Military Justice in Brazil
In a hearing at the IACHR, experts and members of social movements report how military courts have overstepped their constitutional bounds
Organizations denounce at UN dismantling of system to combat torture in Brazil
The complaint was submitted to the UN Human Rights Council this Friday, March 11
‘We pay a very high price for being the families of prisoners’: the reality of strip searches in prisons
Organizations and movements denounce that, despite being forbidden in a number of states and being regarded as torture, strip searches are ongoing and violate rights. Children are often searched without the presence of the adult responsible for them
Federal decree mentions only Ukrainians and stateless persons as eligible for humanitarian visas
The document granting 180-day humanitarian visas does not mention people of other nationalities who live in Ukraine; the racial discrimination in the context of the Russian invasion is alarming
NGOs call for Russia’s suspension from UN Human Rights Council
The request was made in a letter sent to the Member States of the United Nations by 49 human rights organizations from different countries
