{"id":3716,"date":"2014-03-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.conectas.org.inf.br\/wp\/noticias\/complaint-in-the-un\/"},"modified":"2018-01-29T20:34:44","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T20:34:44","slug":"complaint-in-the-un","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/complaint-in-the-un\/","title":"Complaint in the UN","content":"

Conectas, the Maranh\u00e3o Society of Human Rights and Justi\u00e7a Global made an oral statement<\/u> <\/a>today, at 9:45 am (Bras\u00edlia time) in the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva, on the killings and other human rights abuses committed at the Pedrinhas prison, in the state of Maranh\u00e3o.<\/p>\n

In addition to decapitations and more than 60 killings at the facility since the start of last year, Conectas also spoke about the flaws in the Brazilian prison system as a whole, drawing attention to the government\u2019s inability to address the violations.<\/p>\n

Vivian Calderoni, a lawyer at Conectas, spoke about the killings and decapitations, adding that the situation remains critical at the facility. \u201cThe response of the government has been to militarize the prison,\u201d she said, going on to mention the existence of a video showing military police officers firing rubber bullets at the backs of naked prisoners who were crouched down against a wall. Calderoni also explained that these horrific scenes are not exclusive to Pedrinhas. She spoke about problems such as inadequate food and drinking water in Brazilian prisons, as well as overcrowding and the problems of access to employment, health care and education. Calderoni concluded by asking the UN to send its rapporteur on torture to Brazil.<\/p>\n

Watch the meeting:<\/p>\n