{"id":3664,"date":"2014-02-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.conectas.org.inf.br\/wp\/noticias\/warning\/"},"modified":"2018-01-30T21:40:50","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T21:40:50","slug":"warning","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/warning\/","title":"Warning","content":"

Alarmed by the criminalization of social movements and the public outrage in Rio de Janeiro in recent days, Conectas publicly endorses the response to the damaging wave of rumors and opinions that have overshadowed the protests, criminalizing lawyers, activists and demonstrators, and posing serious risks to democracy and freedom of expression in Brazil.<\/p>\n

On February 13,\u00a0the organization signed the following statement:<\/p>\n

DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ARE AT RISK<\/p>\n

The phrase has been repeated ad nauseam in newspaper headlines, in the midst of the huge commotion caused by the tragic death of Santiago Il\u00eddio Andrade, a cameraman for the Bandeirantes television network who was struck by a flare on February 6, 2014 while filming a demonstration in downtown Rio de Janeiro against the increase in bus fares. But this kind of violence at demonstrations is nothing new.<\/em><\/p>\n

Since June 2013, there have been at least 118 assaults on journalists across Brazil, the majority of them committed by the police. The number of demonstrators seriously injured by rubber bullets and shrapnel from stun grenades is countless and demonstrates the force of the State\u2019s militarized repression. This institutionalized violence that has been applied to break up demonstrations has also caused fatal victims: there have been at least 18 deaths across Brazil, a figure that includes the execution of 9 residents of Mar\u00e9 during an operation by Rio de Janeiro\u2019s Military Police with the support of the <\/em><\/em>National Public Security Force on June 24, under the justification of \u201csearching for suspects\u201d following a mob theft staged during a demonstration in the neighborhood of Bonsucesso.<\/em><\/p>\n

Democracy and freedom of expression are at risk when we witness the sinister advance of extreme repressive measures against social struggles in Brazil: arrest for verification, detention for the crime of contempt, wrongful arrests, violation of the confidentiality of communication and spying through social networks, secrecy of police investigations and the lack of access to information on the status of the cases. Add to this the use of legislation that dates back to Brazil\u2019s dictatorship, such as the National Security Law (applied to punish anyone who fought against the <\/em><\/em>civil-military regime), or Bill No. 499 of 2013 that is pending in the Senate and that defines the crime of terrorism.<\/em><\/p>\n

Democracy and freedom of expression are at risk when attempts are made, yet again, to delegitimize and criminalize social movements and public outrage. The struggle for human rights strengthens democracy. Santiago\u2019s death is unacceptable, but so is the persecution and threat of those who work to assure the right to a defense for each and every demonstrator.<\/em><\/p>\n

Democracy and freedom of expression are at risk when deaths are used politically to manipulate public opinion, to distract from the demands of the demonstrators and to attack the defenders of human rights in an extremely irresponsible manner. The problem we need to face is \u2013 and always has been \u2013 the exact opposite: the violations of these rights.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Statement signed by:<\/p>\n

Organizations<\/p>\n

Apafunk \u2013 Associa\u00e7\u00e3o dos Profissionais e Amigos do Funk<\/p>\n

Associa\u00e7\u00e3o de Advogados de Trabalhadores Rurais no Estado da Bahia \u2013 AATR<\/p>\n

Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Homens e Mulheres do Mar da Ba\u00eda de Guanabara \u2013 AHOMAR<\/p>\n

Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Nacional de A\u00e7\u00e3o Indigenista \u2013 ANAI<\/p>\n

Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Pela Reforma Prisional \u2013 ARP<\/p>\n

Campanha Reaja ou Ser\u00e1 Morta, Reaja ou Ser\u00e1 Morto\/BA<\/p>\n

Casa da Mulher Trabalhadora \u2013 CAMTRA<\/p>\n

CEDECA Rio De Janeiro<\/p>\n

Centro de Direitos Humanos Dom Oscar Romero \u2013 CEDHOR<\/p>\n

Centro de Conviv\u00eancia \u00c9 de Lei \u2013 Redu\u00e7\u00e3o de Danos\/S\u00e3o Paulo<\/p>\n

Centro de Teatro do Oprimido \u2013 CTO\/RJ<\/p>\n

Coletivo Das Lutas<\/p>\n

Comit\u00ea Latino-americano e do Caribe para a Defesa dos Direitos da Mulher \u2013 CLADEM<\/p>\n

Comit\u00ea pela Desmilitariza\u00e7\u00e3o da Policia e da Pol\u00edtica<\/p>\n

Comunicadores Populares RJ<\/p>\n

CONECTAS<\/p>\n

Conselho Regional de Psicologia\/RJ<\/p>\n

Cultura Verde \u2013 coletivo antiproibicionista e antimanicomial<\/p>\n

Dignitatis<\/p>\n

Diretoria da Adunirio \u2013 SS do ANDES \u2013 Sn<\/p>\n

Equipe Cl\u00ednico-Pol\u00edtica RJ<\/p>\n

Federa\u00e7\u00e3o das Associa\u00e7\u00f5es de Favelas do Estado do Rio de Janeiro \u2013 FAFERJ<\/p>\n

Federa\u00e7\u00e3o de \u00d3rg\u00e3os para Assist\u00eancia Social e Educacional \u2013 FASE<\/p>\n

F\u00f3rum de Repara\u00e7\u00e3o e Mem\u00f3ria do Rio de Janeiro<\/p>\n

F\u00f3rum de Sa\u00fade do Rio de Janeiro<\/p>\n

F\u00f3rum Social de Manguinhos<\/p>\n

Frente Estadual Drogas e Direitos Humanos \u2013 RJ<\/p>\n

Geled\u00e9s \u2013 Instituto da Mulher Negra<\/p>\n

Grupo Tortura Nunca Mais\/RJ<\/p>\n

Ibase<\/p>\n

Instituto B\u00fazios<\/p>\n

Instituto de Defensores de Direitos Humanos (DDH)<\/p>\n

Instituto Pol\u00edticas Alternativas para o Cone Sul \u2013 PACS<\/p>\n

Instituto Pr\u00e1xis de Direitos Humanos<\/p>\n

Instituto Terra Trabalho e Cidadania (ITTC)<\/p>\n

Intervozes \u2013 Coletivo Brasil de Comunica\u00e7\u00e3o Social<\/p>\n

ISER<\/p>\n

Justi\u00e7a Global<\/p>\n

Laborat\u00f3rio de An\u00e1lise da Viol\u00eancia da UERJ<\/p>\n

Movimento M\u00e3es de Maio<\/p>\n

Movimento Nacional de Luta por Moradia<\/p>\n

Movimento pela Legaliza\u00e7\u00e3o da Maconha<\/p>\n

N\u00facleo de Direitos Humanos do Departamento de Direito da PUC-Rio<\/p>\n

Pastoral Carcer\u00e1ria Nacional<\/p>\n

Quilombo Xis-A\u00e7\u00e3o Cultural Comunit\u00e1ria<\/p>\n

Rede de Comunidades e Movimentos contra a Viol\u00eancia \u2013 RJ<\/p>\n

Rede Nacional de Adolescentes e Jovens Comunicadorxs \u2013 Renajoc<\/p>\n

Rede Nacional de Advogadas e Advogados Populares \u2013 RENAP<\/p>\n

Sociedade Maranhense de Direitos Humanos<\/p>\n

Tribunal Popular<\/p>\n

Vira\u00e7\u00e3o Educomunica\u00e7\u00e3o<\/p>\n

Vis\u00e3o da Favela Brasil<\/p>\n

Individuals<\/p>\n

Abrah\u00e3o de Oliveira Santos \u2013 Professor of Psychology at UFF<\/p>\n

Adriana Britto \u2013 Public defender and spokesperson for the Justice Forum<\/p>\n

Alexandre Anderson \u2013 AHOMAR<\/p>\n

Ana Maria Bezerra Galdeano \u2013 Community health agent<\/p>\n

Bruno Marinoni \u2013 Journalist<\/p>\n

Bruno Ramos Gomes \u2013 Psychologist and coordinator of the \u201c\u00c9 de Lei\u201d Community Center<\/p>\n

Cec\u00edlia Coimbra \u2013 Professor at Fluminense University and founder of GTNM\/RJ<\/p>\n

Celi Cavallari \u2013 Psychologist, psychoanalyst and board member of REDUC (Brazilian Harm Reduction Network) and member of ABRAMD (Brazilian Multidisciplinary Association of Studies on Drugs)<\/p>\n

Charles Toniolo de Sousa \u2013 Professor at the School of Social Services of UFRJ\/President of the Regional Council of Social Services (CRESS-RJ) between 2011 and 2013<\/p>\n

Christiane dos Passos Guimar\u00e3es \u2013 CRES<\/p>\n

Claudio Gomes Ribeiro<\/p>\n

Danichi Hausen Mizoguchi \u2013 Professor of Psychology at Fluminense University<\/p>\n

Daniela Albrecht \u2013 Rio de Janeiro State Anti-Asylum Movement and the State Health Forum<\/p>\n

Danielle Vallim \u2013 Sociologist. Visiting doctoral student from Columbia University<\/p>\n

D\u00e9bora Rodrigues \u2013 Social worker<\/p>\n

Diogo Justino \u2013 Lawyer with a masters and studying for a doctorate in Theory and Philosophy of Law (UERJ) and professor at C\u00e2ndido Mendes University<\/p>\n

Eduardo Baker \u2013 Lawyer<\/p>\n

Eduardo Passos \u2013 Professor of Psychology at UFF<\/p>\n

Fernanda Pradal \u2013 Lawyer<\/p>\n

Fernando Delgado \u2013 Lawyer<\/p>\n

Fl\u00e1via Fernando Lima Silva \u2013 Psychiatrist<\/p>\n

Geandro Ferreira Pinheiro \u2013 EPSJV\/Fiocruz<\/p>\n

Geo Britto \u2013 Actor and sociologist<\/p>\n

Heliana Conde \u2013 Professor of Psychology at UERJ<\/p>\n

Helen Sarapeck \u2013 CTO\/RJ<\/p>\n

Ign\u00e1cio Cano \u2013 Professor at UERJ<\/p>\n

Janne Calhau \u2013 Institutional psychologist<\/p>\n

Julia Bustamante \u2013 Director of DCE-UFRJ<\/p>\n

Julia Horta Nasser \u2013 Psychologist, member of the Adult Street Population Forum<\/p>\n

Leonardo Vidal Mattar \u2013 Member of the Health Forum\/RJ<\/p>\n

Lu\u00eds Fernando T\u00f3foli \u2013 Psychiatrist, professor at UNICAMP<\/p>\n

Marcos Arruda \u2013 Educator<\/p>\n

Maria Gorete Marques de Jesus \u2013 Sociologist and researcher<\/p>\n

Maria Ros\u00e1rio de Carvalho \u2013 Anthropologist<\/p>\n

Maria Virg\u00ednia Botelho<\/p>\n

Maur\u00edcio Renault de Barros Correia \u2013 Member of the State Drugs and Human Rights Front\/RJ<\/p>\n

Monique Ribeiro Alves \u2013 Social worker and member of the Health Forum\/RJ<\/p>\n

Moniza Rizzini \u2013 Lawyer<\/p>\n

Patricia Birman \u2013 Professor at UERJ<\/p>\n

Paulo C\u00e9sar de C. Ribeiro \u2013 Director of the Joaquim Ven\u00e2ncio Polytechnic School of Health \u2013 Fiocruz<\/p>\n

Renato Roseno \u2013 Lawyer<\/p>\n

Repper Fiell<\/p>\n

Rita de C\u00e1ssia Santos Fortes \u2013 Social worker<\/p>\n

Roberto Leher \u2013 UFRJ<\/p>\n

Rodolfo Valente \u2013 Lawyer<\/p>\n

Rodrigo Mattei \u2013 Member of \u201cCultura Verde\u201d, the State Drugs and Human Rights Front\/RJ, \u201cPlanta na Mente\u201d and DCE-UFRJ<\/p>\n

Rog\u00e9rio Alimandro \u2013 PSOL\/RJ<\/p>\n

Rosane M. Reis Lavigne \u2013 Public defender and spokesperson for the Justice Forum<\/p>\n

Sandra Lucia Goulart, anthropologist, PhD in Social Sciences from Unicamp, Professor at C\u00e1sper L\u00edbero University<\/p>\n

Sandra Quintela \u2013 Economist<\/p>\n

Silvia Dabdab Calache Distler \u2013 Social worker<\/p>\n

Taiguara L. S. e Souza \u2013 Professor of Criminal Law<\/p>\n

T\u00e2nia Kolker<\/p>\n

Taniele Rui \u2013 Postdoctoral student from the Social Science Research Council<\/p>\n

Tiago Joffily \u2013 Prosecutor\/RJ<\/p>\n

Tiago R\u00e9gis \u2013 Psychologist, doctoral student in the Postgraduate Program in Psychology at UFF<\/p>\n

Vera Malaguti Batista \u2013 Rio de Janeiro Criminology Institute<\/p>\n

Vera Vital Brasil \u2013 Psychologist<\/p>\n<\/div>

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