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The Brazilian prison system will be denounced by 32 national and international human rights organizations in the IACHR (Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the OAS) this week.<\/p>\n

In thematic hearings scheduled for Wednesday, March 22, the organizations will confront representatives of the Brazilian government with information on torture, mistreatment, poor hygiene and health conditions, mass incarceration and overcrowding in the country\u2019s prisons and youth detention centers. The meetings will take place in the headquarters of the IACHR in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

The hearing requests were submitted in January 2017, in the wake of the clashes that left 126 detainees dead at a number of prisons across the country.<\/p>\n

The first request, formulated by 10 organizations, requested a public hearing on the policy of mass incarceration in Brazil and the occurrence of torture and mistreatment during the criminal prosecution stage and in detention centers.<\/p>\n

In addition to prison overcrowding and reports of violence, the document sent to the IACHR also denounces the systematic use of pre-trial detention – with these detainees representing 41% of the entire prison population according to data from December 2014 from the Ministry of Justice – and the collusion of the State in the violations that occur inside the prisons.<\/p>\n

The organizations mention Provisional Measure No. 775, issued in December by the Presidency of the Republic, that diverts funding earmarked for the improvement of prison facilities to cover expenses with public security, and also the decision of the S\u00e3o Paulo State Court of Appeals to overturn the conviction of 74 military police officers involved in the Carandiru prison massacre in 1992.<\/p>\n

The document calls for the Brazilian authorities to take immediate steps to promote decarceration and to prevent and combat torture and mistreatment in Brazilian prisons.<\/p>\n

Age of criminal responsibility and youth detention<\/strong><\/p>\n

The second hearing, requested by 26 national and international organizations, will address torture in the youth detention system and the indefinite increase in the length of pre-trial detention for adolescents.<\/p>\n

In the document sent to the IACHR<\/a> in January, the organizations also denounce proposed legislation to reduce the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16 and to increase maximum sentences. They claim that measures such as these represent a major setback in guaranteeing the rights of children and adolescents, and they ask the Commission to monitor the situation closely.<\/p>\n

The organizations will also question Brazil about the deaths and suicides of adolescents in detention centers across the country.<\/p>\n

Event:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hearing \u201cDenouncing mass incarceration, mistreatment and torture in the Brazilian prison system\u201d<\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/p>\n

March 22, at 12 noon (Bras\u00edlia time)<\/p>\n

Applicant organizations:\u00a0the Association for Prison Reform (ARP), Conectas Human Rights, the Brazilian Criminal Sciences Institute (IBCCRIM), the Defenders of Human Rights Institute (DDH), the Defense of the Right to a Defense Institute (IDDD), the Sou da Paz Institute, the Land, Employment and Citizenship Institute (ITTC), Justi\u00e7a Global, Pastoral Carcer\u00e1ria (PCrN) and the Criminal Justice Network (RJC).<\/p>\n

Hearing \u201cHuman rights of young offenders\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, March 22, at 10:45 am (Bras\u00edlia time)<\/p>\n

Applicant organizations:\u00a0ANCED, CDHS, CEDECA Cear\u00e1, CEDECA Sapopemba, Conectas Human Rights, the Bahia State Public Defender\u2019s Office, the Cear\u00e1 State Public Defender\u2019s Office, the Esp\u00edrito Santo State Public Defender\u2019s Office, the Goi\u00e1s State Public Defender\u2019s Office, the Mato Grosso do Sul State Public Defender\u2019s Office, the Par\u00e1 State Public Defender\u2019s Office, the Pernambuco State Public Defender\u2019s Office, the Rio Grande do Sul State Public Defender\u2019s Office, DNI – DEI – DCI – the Worldwide Movement for Children\u2019s Rights, GAJOP, GPESC, the Alana Institute, the Bra\u00e7os Institute, the Brazilian Criminal Sciences Institute – IBCCRIM, the Defenders of Human Rights Institute, Justi\u00e7a Global, the Childhood and Youth Specialization Unit of the S\u00e3o Paulo State Public Defender\u2019s Office, OMCT – SOS Torture Network, Pipa – URGS, Renade and Redlamyc.<\/p>\n

More information on the 161st period of sessions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights:\u00a0<\/strong>http:\/\/www.oas.org\/es\/cidh\/multimedia\/sesiones\/161\/default.asp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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