News04/12/2020 Eighth episode of Cara Pessoa explains what is meant by contemporary slavery In partnership with the Folha newspaper, Conectas releases a podcast on human rights issues with a new episode every Friday
News27/11/2020 Cara Pessoa addresses cycle of violence caused by and against the police In partnership with the Folha newspaper, Conectas releases a podcast on human rights issues with a new episode every Friday
News27/11/2020 Conectas receives Best NGOs award The award granted by the Instituto Doar is held annually and aims to recognize organizations that serve as a reference and inspiration for the sector
News26/11/2020 Supreme Court orders Rio de Janeiro government to explain increase in killings by police In response to a petition by NGOs and social movements, Justice Fachin gives the state government five days to provide justifications for staging police actions during the pandemic
Joint statement26/11/2020 Organizations condemn decision to permit custody hearings by video conference Measure approved by the Justice Council means mistreatment suffered by detainees will go unnoticed and racism in the justice system will intensify
News26/11/2020 Brazil has second largest Covid-19 infection rate in prisons Although only 8% of inmates have been tested, the country features among the leaders on the world ranking of Covid-19 cases in the prison system
News25/11/2020 How to use your privilege to effect change? Work of civil society gains increasingly more prominence as the government evades its responsibilities
Joint statement23/11/2020 Justice Council mulls holding custody hearings by video conference Organizations defend in-person hearings as an effective way to prevent torture
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