Tag: human rights
Brazilians, Raise Up and Swear with Me!
Dear friends, attached as a Word document is the news published in today’s (Saturday, ...
Every 15 Seconds a Brazilian Woman Suffers Violence
Approximately 40,000 Brazilian women from all over the country gathered in São Paulo on ...
Brazilian Groups Blame US Nun Murder on Lax Law
Protests are taking place all over Brazil against the killing of Sister Dorothy Stang ...
In Brazil 70% of Women Abuse Is Shelved. At Women’s Request.
A survey in Brazil coordinated by professor Heleieth Saffiotti has found that 70% of cases ...
War on Impunity Has Won a Battle, Says Brazil
The ombudsman of Brazil’s Special Secretariat of Human Rights (SEDH), Pedro Montenegro, considers the ...
Brazil Can’t Wait. We Need the Whole Truth, Now.
The case began under suspicion and a week later has grown murkier and more ...
Brazil, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
The Brazilian government’s project for the protection of human rights defenders, launched in BrasÀlia ...
Poor in Brazil Can’t Count on the Courts, Says UN
The special rapporteur from the UN Comission on Human Rights, Leandro Despouy, has released ...
Law Not Enough to Solve Brazil Kids’ Plight
The United Nations Committee on Children’s Rights says that Brazil has made progress in ...
Despite NGO’s Praise, Disabled Suffer in Brazil
Brazil, together with Costa Rica, Jamaica, the United States, and Canada, is one of ...
