News - 03/08/2018 Statute passed by the Roraima government is contrary to the Migration Law Measure goes against the Constitution. Migrants required to show passport in order to gain access to public services
Joint statement - 31/07/2018 Organisations condemn attacks on the jesuit service working with migrants and refugees in Boa Vista NGO suffers vilification and threats on social media
Joint statement - 30/07/2018 Institutions call for transparency in evaluation for consultative status with UN According to organisations, some of the Committee’s internal processes are being implemented contrary to UN resolutions and recommendations
Joint statement - 30/07/2018 Organisations highlight inconsistencies in the draft document for the Migration Pact Around 40 organisations sent a letter with a number of questions to the Special Representative for International Migration to the UN Secretary General, Louise Arbour
News - 24/07/2018 Brazil: country with the highest murder rate of land and environmental defenders in the world In 2017, 207 murders were recorded worldwide. Fifty seven of these deaths in Brazil, the highest number ever recorded in a single country
News - 23/07/2018 Do you know the mandela rules? Nelson Mandela was in prison for 27 years and his story inspired the creation of international guidelines for the treatment of prisoners
News - 23/07/2018 Work of judges and prosecutors compromised by internal control, research suggests Study looks into how internal control is affecting the work of magistrates and prosecutors in São Paulo
News - 20/07/2018 In interview specialist upholds self-care for defenders as a political strategy Ana María Hernandéz believes NGOs and social movements should allocate resources to treat their staff