NGOs, social groups and movements engaged with favelas and the mothers of victims take legal action against the state of Rio de Janeiro over its security policy
More than 200 organizations are asking the country to explain the violation of international recommendations and to take steps to contain the spread of the coronavirus among the prison population
A document sent to the state Court of Justice includes the opinions of specialists from Italy, Ireland and the United States on health in the prison system during the pandemic
The Committee on Forced Disappearances has listed a series of issues to be clarified by the Brazilian government regarding its commitment to confront institutional violence