After 8 Inmates Are Killed, Some Decapitated, UN Asks for Brazil Reforms

A prison rebellion in Cascavel, Brazil While assessing the recent outbreaks of violence that took place in several prison facilities throughout Brazil, Regional Representative for South America of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Amerigo Incalcaterra, said that the country needs to reformulate its criminal policy.

According to the US, the Brazilian policy is currently based on the act of “excessively depriving an individual of his/her liberty as a form of punishment for crimes”.

The reaction of the agency, whose representation for South America is headquartered in Santiago, Chile, takes place after a week in which eight inmates died under violence circumstances in prisons in the states of Paraná, Minas Gerais and Maranhão.

“We cannot tolerate that violence and deaths inside prisons in Brazil are seen as normal. Brazilian authorities should react with urgency in an attempt to build a jail system that is respectful towards human dignity and complies with both international agreements and the country’s obligations,” Incalcaterra said.

In his view, “overpopulation, inappropriate conditions, acts of torture and abuse against inmates are recurrent in several facilities in Brazil. They encourage violence even further and constitute a serious human rights violation.”

He urged Brazilian authorities to launch a “swift and impartial”  investigation into the crimes committed in jails, and added that the implementation of training programs focused on human rights, for prison agents,” is urgent”.

ABr

Tags:

You May Also Like

In Brazil the Press Is a Sacred and Untouchable Cow to the Press

A recent edition of Rio’s daily O Globo reprinted a vehement indictment authored by ...

Brazil Caste System: Poor Work Three Months More than Rich to Pay Taxes

He who pays the piper, may not always call the tune. At least this ...

Shoes Not Only Made In But Also Of Brazil for the Foreign Market

A program for encouraging exports of Brazil made shoes called Brazilian Footwear, is going ...

Brazil: Rio, Stop the Civil War!

According to United Nations’ numbers, Brazil has 2.8 percent of the world’s population and ...

Brazil’s Top Gang Spreads Good Will Giving Away House and Bicycles for Kids

To raise cash and keep high the moral of its vast number of associates, ...

US Getting 20,000-a-Month Water-Saving Toilet Bowls from Brazil

Catering to the demand from consumers who struggle with water scarcity, as well as ...

Scientists Want Closer Cooperation Between Brazil and Arabs

South American and Arab countries have pledged to increase cooperation in science and technology. ...

Brazil, the B in BRIC, on a Course to Reform the World and Its Institutions

On April 16 the BRIC nations will meet in Brasilia. The group composed of ...

Industry in Brazil Wants to Grow Installed Capacity by 15%

Brazil’s industry plans to expand installed capacity by 14.6% on average this year. The ...

The day after

Thanks to the wonderful potions prepared by Loira, Loira and Roque postponed old age ...

WordPress database error: [Table './brazzil3_live/wp_wfHits' is marked as crashed and last (automatic?) repair failed]
SHOW FULL COLUMNS FROM `wp_wfHits`