Organisations demand release of venezuelan journalist arrested by the Maduro regime
STF annuls convictions of 23 activists from protests against the 2014 Cup
Ministers have deemed undercover police officer working among protesters to be illegal
Federal Government obstructs inspection of Ceará prisons
Illegally, independent inspectors of the National Mechanism for the Prevention and Combat of Torture were prevented from investigating accusations in Ceara
UN condemns Doria’s veto of mechanism to combat torture
In a note, UN experts recall that Brazil made a commitment to create mechanisms for the prevention and combat of torture
Moro’s “anticrime package” reproduces unconstitutional, ineffective solutions
Despite its modern packaging, the project insists on a punitive point of view and on swelling an already overwhelmed prison system
Public note: Jean Wyllys’ resignation is a red flag to society
Conectas considers it unacceptable in a democracy for a congressman/woman, to feel unsafe in carrying out the job he/she was elected to do
NGOS condemn decree on protests in Sao Paulo, at international agencies
A document sent to the UN and the OAS contests the prohibition of masks and the demand for prior warning. It also criticises Military Police repression
Organisations condemn Doria’s veto of a bill to fight torture in Sao Paulo prisons
