{"id":14286,"date":"2018-09-18T14:08:53","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T14:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&p=14286"},"modified":"2021-04-06T13:15:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T13:15:27","slug":"at-the-un-organisations-call-for-answers-to-the-case-of-marielle","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/at-the-un-organisations-call-for-answers-to-the-case-of-marielle\/","title":"At the UN, organisations call for answers to the case of Marielle","content":"

More than six months after the murder of the Rio de Janeiro born council woman, Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes, the crime has still not been solved. The lack of answers from the Brazilian state regarding the execution of Marielle and Anderson and the increase in violence after the introduction of military-style federal intervention to address public security in Rio de Janeiro was questioned today, during the 39th session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva.<\/p>\n

In a joint statement by Conectas and Observat\u00f3rio da Interven\u00e7\u00e3o, the Data Coordinator at the Thinktank, Pablo Nunes, criticised the delay in investigations into the case of Marielle: \u201cThe authorities have failed to identify who killed Marielle Franco and why\u201d. The council woman and her driver were executed on 14 March 2018, approximately one month after the publication of the decree to introduce federal intervention to address public security in Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n

The text also presents data showing that, since the publication of the decree, in March this year, \u201c916 people have been killed by the Rio de Janeiro security forces, an increase of 49% in comparison with the same period last year\u201d. Organisations stress that, in the last ten years, Brazil has authorised the use of military force 44 times, by means of Guarantee of Law and Order decrees.<\/p>\n

According to these organisations, the continuous use of force has led to an increase in human rights violations. In this scenario, Conectas and Observat\u00f3rio da Interven\u00e7\u00e3o requested Brazil \u201csuspend the use of military force in public security operations and start to implement more efficient public policies, based on intelligence, prevention and the reform of the \u2018war on drugs\u2019 model\u201d.<\/p>\n

Event to discuss militarisation and the case of Marielle<\/strong><\/p>\n

Next Friday, 20, an event to be held in parallel to the Council session will discuss the \u201cMilitarisation of public security: federal intervention in Rio de Janeiro, extrajudicial executions and risks for human rights defenders\u201d. The debate will be held by Amnesty International, Conectas, Justi\u00e7a Global, Redes da Mar\u00e9, Observat\u00f3rio da Interven\u00e7\u00e3o. Monica Ben\u00edcio, Marielle Franco\u2019s partner will also be participating.\u00a0Online transmission will be via\u00a0the Red Internacional de Derechos Humanos\u00a0<\/a><\/u>Facebook page.<\/p>\n