News12/11/2020 NGOs take Brazilian government to the Supreme Court over deforestation and human rights abuses In 2019, the Brazilian government abandoned the most important plan to combat and prevent deforestation in the Amazon forest
News11/11/2020 Representativeness matters! But what does it really mean? The white male heterosexual norm influences perception throughout society
News11/11/2020 U.S. states make progress on ending “war on drugs” In a vote running parallel to the presidential election, Americans vote for the decriminalization of marijuana and other substances
Joint statement10/11/2020 Organizations respond to government intention to control NGOs in the Amazon In a statement, they argue that the action is unconstitutional as it violates the freedom of civil society organizations
News09/11/2020 Limits of freedom of expression and hate speech are topics of fourth episode of “Cara Pessoa” The podcast, produced by Folha and Conectas, is released every Friday on all the main audio streaming platforms
News09/11/2020 Conectas stages debate on what it means to be a human rights defender in Brazil The event marks the launch of the 30th issue of Sur Journal
News05/11/2020 Five years since the Mariana disaster: read the accounts of victims The collapse of the Fundão tailings dam, in November 2015, caused 19 deaths and affected at least 1.9 million people
News05/11/2020 The paths to universal access to the Covid-19 vaccine Experts analyze the feasibility of access by countries to immunization against the novel coronavirus and other impacts of the pandemic on the guarantee of rights