Tag: human rights
For a Majority of Brazilians the Only Good Criminal Is a Dead One
Bandido bom é bandido morto — The only good criminal is a dead criminal. ...
On Indian Day, Brazil’s Guarani Are in Europe to Fight for Their Land
A global wave of protest organized by Survival International has called for a halt ...
Brazil Cuts Poverty, But Human Rights Are Still a Serious Problem
Virtually all of the 169 recommendations made to Brazil by the UN Human Rights ...
Speaking Out or Complaining Is a Sure Way to Jail for Brazilian Policemen
Brazilian authorities should reform laws that have been used to impose disproportionate punishments on ...
Brazil Is Not Winning Its War Against Violence on Black Women
Every year, Amnesty International releases a report on the state of human rights across ...
Brazil Is Losing Conservation Reserves. Mining Interests Seem to Be Behind the Move
New legislation in Brazil has been proposed to reduce or eliminate several Amazon conservation ...
Human Rights Watch Blames Brazil’s Prison Overcrowding on Country’s Anti-Drug Law
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized Brazil’s prison overcrowding problem in its World Report ...
Dozens Killed in Brazil’s Worst Prison Massacre in Two Decades
A prison riot has left at least 56 dead, with decapitated bodies thrown over ...
In Violent Brazil, Women Are Safer on the Street than at Home
In Brazil, every 15 seconds, a woman suffers violence in the home. Yet, Brazil ...
