Operação Escudo: event discusses justice, memory and reparation
Activities at Unifesp and USP gather specialists, relatives of victims and civil society organizations to discuss the impacts of Operação Escudo and paths to justice and reparation; sign up
São Paulo (SP), 25/03/2024 - Audiência Pública Operação Escudo/Verão, organizada pela Ouvidoria de Polícia de São Paulo e Ouvidoria Nacional dos Direitos Humanos, na Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo - USP. Foto: Rovena Rosa/Agência Brasil
On July 28 and 29, civil society organizations are holding the event “2 years of Operação Escudo: Discussing Memory, Justice, and Reparation”. The first day of the event will be held at the campus of Unifesp, at CAAF (Center for Forensic Anthropology and Archeology) of the Baixada Santista region, and the second in São Paulo, at the USP Law School. Click here to sign up – this is required for the issuance of a participation certificate.
The activities are organized by Conectas, Amnesty International, the New Illegalities Study Group (Geni – UFF), The Independent Movement and School Mães de Maio (EDEPE) and the Specialized Citizenship and Human Rights Center (NCDH) of the São Paulo State Public Defender’s Office.
Over the course of two days, the schedule includes the release of a report made by Geni – UFF analyzing the forensic evidence of all cases of Operação Escudo; the disclosure of a technical note on the work of the Prosecution Office in the control of police forces made by Amnesty International, and intends to foster public debate on memory, justice and reparation.
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Check out the schedule of the event
07/28
- 06:00 p.m.
- Start of the Event
- 06:30 – 08:30 p.m.
- Panel 1: Discussions on the report of evidence produced in cases of lethal violence in the first stage of Operação Escudo
- 08:30 – 09:30 p.m.
- Panel 2: Hearing relatives of victims and communities affected by Operação Escudo/Verão
- 09:30 – 10:00 p.m.
- Launch of the Geni-UFF platform: on the quest for memory
07/29
- 05:30 p.m.
- Start of the Event
- 06:30 – 08:30 p.m.
- Panel 1: Discussions on the report of evidence produced in cases of lethal violence under Operação Escudo
- 08:30 – 10:00 p.m.
- Panel 2 – The role of the press in denouncing institutional violence
