News - 19/08/2019 UN and OAS question Witzel’s ‘shoot-to-kill’ tactic According to document, if allegations are confirmed, the Governor of Rio may be violating international human rights treaties
News - 14/08/2019 The importance of the Mechanism for the Combat of Torture Rio de Janeiro judiciary suspends Bolsonaro’s decree releasing independent experts from the mechanism
Opinion editorial - 13/08/2019 Opinion: STF could contain overcrowding in centres for the deprivation of liberty of adolescents We cannot allow the Statute of the Child and Adolescent, the Constitution and Human Rights to be ditched
News - 08/08/2019 Federal Supreme Court rejects action to Ease Child and Adolescent Statute This action would allow for the involuntary arrest of homeless minors
Event - 07/08/2019 International seminar on combatting torture on wednesday 14 august in Brasilia The event is free and open to the public and will be held at the Legislative Chamber in the Federal District
Joint statement - 31/07/2019 National Mechanism for the Prevention and Combat of Torture (mnpct) calls for public authorities to take responsibility for the riot in altamira A joint note published by mechanisms for the combat of torture, highlights the seriousness of weakened monitoring of ill-treatment in Brazil
News - 29/07/2019 In new massacre, at least 52 prisoners killed in Altamira (pa) CNJ report pointed to overcrowding and appalling conditions in the prison
Joint statement - 22/07/2019 Following pressure, government publishes Provisional Measure that ensures civil servants will be kept on at the Public Defender’s Office Measure guarantees 43 branches of the Public Defender’s Office, that could have been closed through understaffing, will stay open