{"id":5052,"date":"2015-07-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.conectas.org.inf.br\/wp\/noticias\/un-rapporteur-to-investigate-torture-in-brazil\/"},"modified":"2021-04-27T13:00:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T13:00:12","slug":"un-rapporteur-to-investigate-torture-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/un-rapporteur-to-investigate-torture-in-brazil\/","title":"UN rapporteur to investigate torture in Brazil","content":"

\"\"The UN special rapporteur on torture, Juan M\u00e9ndez, will be in Brazil from August 3-14 to look into the occurrence of torture and mistreatment in the country\u2019s detention facilities. The mission comes in response to a March 2014 complaint<\/u><\/a> made by Conectas<\/u><\/a>, Justi\u00e7a Global<\/u><\/a> and the Maranh\u00e3o Society of Human Rights<\/u><\/a> in the Human Rights Council concerning the violations at Pedrinhas prison<\/u><\/a>, in the state of Maranh\u00e3o. The arrival of M\u00e9ndez coincides with the second anniversary<\/u><\/a> of the law that created the National Mechanism to Combat and Prevent Torture.<\/p>\n

To ensure the success of the inspections, the agenda of the delegation\u2019s visit is secret. All that is known is that the rapporteur will travel to the states of S\u00e3o Paulo, Sergipe, Maranh\u00e3o, Alagoas and the Federal District. On the final day of the visit, on August 14, the rapporteur will give a press conference in Bras\u00edlia to talk about his conclusions and recommendations \u2013 which will then be compiled and formally presented to the Human Rights Council in March 2016.<\/p>\n

In an official statement<\/u><\/a> published today, July 30, by the office of the special rapporteur, M\u00e9ndez said he hopes to cooperate with the Brazilian Government \u201cto meet the challenges of upholding the rule of law, promoting accountability and fulfilling the right of reparations for victims\u201d.<\/p>\n

Opportunity<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Vivian Calderoni, a lawyer for the Justice program at Conectas, the visit by the rapporteur represents an opportunity for Brazil to make progress in the prevention and combating of torture.\u00a0\u201cIn addition to exposing a veiled but widespread problem, the rapporteur will present concrete proposals for the country to definitively surmount this situation,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is a great opportunity for the Brazilian authorities to engage with one of the world\u2019s leading experts on the topic. It is essential for these authorities, at all levels, to commit to the implementation of his recommendations,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Vivian Calderoni was one of coordinators of the research<\/u><\/a> \u201cJudging Torture\u201d that was published in January. The study, produced by Conectas, IBCCrim, NEV-USP, Pastoral Carcer\u00e1ria and Acat, analyzed 455 cases heard by appeals courts across the country and concluded that public officials charged with torture are more likely to be acquitted than private individuals (relatives, spouses and private security guards, for example). The state employees who were convicted by trial courts were acquitted in the appeals courts in 19% of cases, nearly twice as often as private defendants (10%).<\/p>\n

Click here<\/u><\/a> to read the study in full.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe UN rapporteurs play an important role in guaranteeing the enforcement of the international responsibilities assumed by countries, such as the Convention against Torture, ratified by Brazil in 1989,\u201d said Camila Asano, coordinator of Foreign Policy at Conectas. \u201cThe visit by Juan M\u00e9ndez also demonstrates the importance of the participation of civil society on these issues, by filing complaints, pressuring for real progress and submitting proposals to end the violations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>

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