{"id":18424,"date":"2019-09-24T21:40:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T21:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&#038;p=18424"},"modified":"2021-04-05T14:11:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T14:11:02","slug":"ngos-condemn-witzels-racist-blood-bath-in-rio","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/ngos-condemn-witzels-racist-blood-bath-in-rio\/","title":"NGOs condemn Witzel\u2019s \u2018racist blood bath\u2019 in Rio","content":"<div class=\"tts_content_wrapper_1\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The death of a child, Agatha F\u00e9lix, last Friday night, 20 September, in Rio de Janeiro was denounced today, at the UN Human Rights Council.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a statement made by Conectas, Voz das Comunidades, Justi\u00e7a Global and Rede de Observat\u00f3rios da Seguran\u00e7a, the organisations call for the international community to speak out against the \u2018racist blood bath instigated by Governor Witzel in Rio\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00c1gatha, only eight years old, was shot inside a vehicle. She was with her mother and they were on their way home to Complexo do Alem\u00e3o, in Rio. According to witnesses, the shot was fired by a police officer, who was firing at a suspicious motorbike.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe shoot to kill policy is encouraged by Rio de Janeiro\u2019s governor, Wilson Witzel,\u201d say the institutions in their statement. \u201cHe has vowed to give police powers to kill gun-toting bandits during his campaign. This now becomes a reality and police killings in Rio reach a new historical record &#8230;.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>For further reading:\u00a0Witzel\u2019s security policy is responsible for the execution of another child<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From January to August 2019, 1249 people were killed by the police in the state, according to Rio de Janeiro\u2019s Public Security Institute. At least eight children have been shot in police operations in Rio de Janeiro in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UN itself, has\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/conectas.org\/noticias\/onu-e-oea-questionam-tatica-de-atirar-para-matar-de-witzel\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">questioned the abusive use of force<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against poor communities in underprivileged regions of Rio de Janeiro, through its Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions. They stressed that the majority of the victims are young black people from favelas. According to the UN, if allegations are confirmed, the Rio governor could be violating articles of the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on Children\u2019s Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the American Convention on Human Rights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Watch the statement (in English)<\/b><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 780px; max-height: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\" src=\"\/\/www.un.org\/webcast\/1362235914001\/B1J3DDQJf_default\/index.html?videoId=6089070148001#t=2h20m4s\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Response from the Brazilian State<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response to the statement made by the organisations, the Brazilian commission at the UN Human Rights Council responded that authorities in the state of Rio de Janeiro had already initiated the necessary investigation into the facts and criticised what they called the \u2018politicization\u2019 of \u00c1gatha\u2019s death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBrazil regrets that the death of a young girl, a child a few days ago, which is under investigation by the competent authorities, is being politicized in this Human Rights Council. In conclusion, while taking the necessary efforts to fight crime and violence, Brazil reiterates its unwavering commitment to human rights, the rule of law and, above all, to the democratic character of our society,\u201d said the diplomatic representative.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 780px; max-height: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\" src=\"\/\/www.un.org\/webcast\/1362235914001\/B1J3DDQJf_default\/index.html?videoId=6089070148001#t=2h28m7s\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"tts__custom-position_bottom_fixed\" ><\/div>","excerpt":"<p>\u00c1gatha, only eight years old, was shot inside a vehicle. 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