{"id":3953,"date":"2014-06-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.conectas.org.inf.br\/wp\/noticias\/26th-session\/"},"modified":"2018-01-29T16:35:33","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T16:35:33","slug":"26th-session","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/26th-session\/","title":"26th Session","content":"

Last update on June 23<\/p>\n

In four oral statements and one side event, Conectas and partners are presenting to the 26th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), this week, issues such as the violation of freedom of expression and the right to protest, the challenges facing the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, immigration, social participation in foreign policy and the abuses being committed in the context of the World Cup. The session is being held from June 10-27 in Geneva, Switzerland.<\/p>\n

The first oral statement was given on June 11, during a special session on freedom of expression. Conectas, Article 19<\/u><\/a> and Justi\u00e7a Global<\/u> <\/a>spoke about the criminalization of protests in Brazil<\/u> <\/a>and the role of the Executive, the Judiciary<\/u><\/a> and the Legislative<\/u><\/a> in the repressive crackdown.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the National Congress, the majority of the bills dealing with social protest, which provide for the crimes of terrorism, vandalism and similar offenses, are aimed at arresting and imposing harsher punishments on demonstrators and protest movements,\u201d said Paulo Lugon, the representative of Conectas in Geneva, during the session. \u201cThese bills have been supported by the same political actors who are silent when confronted with the countless episodes of police violence at demonstrations.\u201d<\/p>\n