Tag: human rights
International Court Rules Brazil Violated Rights of Families of Guerrillas it Killed
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has ruled that between 1972 and 1974, ...
Open Letter to President Lula in Defense of Cuba’s Prisoners of Conscience
A letter addressed to Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva by the secretary ...
UN Scolds Brazil for Never Punishing Torture Committed During Dictatorship
Brazil is not lacking law to guarantee the human rights of all of its ...
Some Humility Would Do Lula Good. On Human Rights Brazil Has Long Way to Go
On November 7, 2009 a few friends and I had an opportunity to take ...
US’s HRF Gives Brazilian Woman Human Rights Award for Fighting Death Squads
Sandra Carvalho, a lawyer, sociologist and director of the non-governmental organization Global Justice, is ...
US Decries Torture, Child Labor and Political Murder by Police in Brazil
The US issued earlier this month its reports of human rights practices for 2007 ...
UN Will Probe in Brazil Cases of Raped Women Jailed with Men
UN High Commissioner Louise Arbour is expected to address conditions in Brazil's prison system ...
Washington’s Annual Report on Brazil’s Bad Behavior
The US State Department has released its annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices ...
Torture and Impunity Are Still the Norm Throughout Brazil
Brazilians, especially Indians and other socially excluded segments of the population, continue to suffer ...
Law Students Interested in Human Rights Wanted for Volunteer Work in Brazil
The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights and Terra de Direitos are ...
