Tag: justice
Gang Fight in Brazil Prison Leaves 25 Dead: 7 Decapitated, 6 Burned
At least 25 Brazilian prisoners were killed – many of them in the most ...
Outrage: 24 Years Later, Carandiru Prison Massacre of 111 is Called Self Defense
On October 2, 1992, the blood of 111 dead prisoners literally flooded the corridors ...
Brazil’s Drug War Is Filling Up Jails Like in the US
Nearly half of all people imprisoned in Brazil’s third most populous state, Rio de ...
Brazilians Confused About their Right to Protest During Olympic Competitions
Brazil’s Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes said the ban on political demonstrations at the ...
After 8 Inmates Are Killed, Some Decapitated, UN Asks for Brazil Reforms
While assessing the recent outbreaks of violence that took place in several prison facilities ...
Brazil’s 7 Months of Jail for Fictional Blog Is Insanity, Says RSF
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says that it “has learned with incredulity and dismay” that ...
UN Warns Brazil Against Arbitrary Detention and Lack of Legal Assistance
The UN’s Working Group on Arbitrary Detention is raising concerns regarding the excessive use ...
Amid Explosive Growth Brazil’s Internet Stumbles over Hacking, Piracy and Censorship
As a rising star on the global stage and as the current financial model ...
NYT Journalist Convicted in Brazil of Offending Brazilians, Ordered to Pay Compensation
American journalist Joe Sharkey, one of the occupants of the Legacy executive jet that ...
Brazil Reminds Chavez of Need for Freedom of Expression and Independent Justice
While saying it is a “good friend” of Venezuela and his president, Hugo Chavez, ...
