Jun/26/2012 - UN requests changes to Brazil’s torture prevention bill
UN report that was kept secret by the government is released thanks to new Freedom of Information Law
Jun/26/2012 - On International Day Against Torture, organizations discuss treatment of this crime by Brazilian courts
Conectas and partner organizations present data on the topic in the Southeast region of Brazil
Jun/25/2012 - Public statement condemns lack of transparency in education policy in São Paulo’s prisons
Seven organizations working on the defense of the right to education for prisoners release public statement
May/30/2012 - Truth Commission an historic step for the consolidation of democracy in Brazil
Conectas commends installation of the Commission and asks that it follow the highest international human rights standards
May/30/2012 - Transparency » Freedom of Information Law comes into effect in Brazil amid climate of distrust, expectation and pressure
Law no. 12527/2011 should make government more transparent and open, but success depends on a profound cultural shift and the participation of society
Apr/27/2012 - Equality » What will change in Brazil with recognition of the constitutionality of quotas
Lawyers from Conectas Human Rights who participated in the case in the Supreme Court analyze the impact of this historic decision and reflect on the future of the diversity agenda in Brazil
Apr/20/2012 - Still awaiting a response, Conectas repeats request for government to release UN report on torture in Brazil
Document was delivered to Brasília in February and is being kept in secret
Apr/11/2012 - Case questioning constitutionality of Slave Labor Blacklist is dropped by STF
Decision by the reporting judge, Justice Ayres Brito, keeps the Blacklist in force
Apr/11/2012 - Petition condemns declaration made by President Dilma Rousseff on torture at Harvard University
“It is a very serious situation when a head of state declares they are incapable of preventing the crime of torture in police stations”, says Conectas and another 14 partner organizations
Mar/10/2012 - Supreme Court declares subordination of Public Defender’s Service to governors unconstitutional
Conectas and Pro Bono Institute appear as “amicus”, pointing out the service’s lack of autonomy in Maranhão
Mar/08/2012 - In UN, Conectas shows that human rights are still the “feet of clay” of Brazil as an emerging power
Ambitions of greatness on the international stage coexist with barbaric practices, such as torture, police violence and a development model that disregards the country’s most vulnerable communities
Mar/06/2012 - UN report on torture in Brazil ought to be published
Organizations call on government to publish recommendations of the United Nations, in light of the recently passed Freedom of Information Law
Feb/14/2012 - Treatment of pregnant prisoners requires urgent attention of the State
Mistreatment in the São Paulo prison system deserves an immediate response
Feb/14/2012 - Open Letter for the Democratization and Transparency of the Judiciary
Conectas and another 200 organizations deliver document at a public ceremony in Brasília
Feb/14/2012 - Transparency and participation in the Judiciary: a still pending agenda
The mechanisms of transparency need to be streamlined, the forms of social participation need to be expanded and consolidated and the relations between institutions should be more cooperative.
Jan/25/2012 - Conectas and partner NGOs denounce police operation in ‘Cracolândia’ to UN
Brazil must explain disproportional use of force, degrading treatment, lack of access to health care and adequate housing
Nov/29/2011 - Conectas and partners defend the rights of children and adolescents in Brazil
Organizations appear as amicus curiae in Supreme Court case on rating system for radio and television channels
Nov/10/2011 - Civil society group challenges extension of patent that hinders access to essential AIDS drugs
Conectas and other organizations call for pharmaceutical company’s patent application to be denied
Oct/28/2011 - Criminal Justice Newsletter: issue no. 2
Conectas, in partnership with the Sou da Paz Institute and the Catholic Church’s Pastoral Carcerária prison care service, publishes newsletter on the project to monitor legislative and executive branches
Oct/17/2011 - Civil society calls for more transparent procedure for appointing Supreme Court justices
Human rights organizations stage hearing with Ministry of Justice on Supreme Court appointments, hold seminar on the Democratization of Justice and launch the JUSDH - Justice and Human Rights Articulation.
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UN report that was kept secret by the government is released thanks to new Freedom of Information Law
Jun/26/2012 - On International Day Against Torture, organizations discuss treatment of this crime by Brazilian courts
Conectas and partner organizations present data on the topic in the Southeast region of Brazil
Jun/25/2012 - Public statement condemns lack of transparency in education policy in São Paulo’s prisons
Seven organizations working on the defense of the right to education for prisoners release public statement
May/30/2012 - Truth Commission an historic step for the consolidation of democracy in Brazil
Conectas commends installation of the Commission and asks that it follow the highest international human rights standards
May/30/2012 - Transparency » Freedom of Information Law comes into effect in Brazil amid climate of distrust, expectation and pressure
Law no. 12527/2011 should make government more transparent and open, but success depends on a profound cultural shift and the participation of society
Apr/27/2012 - Equality » What will change in Brazil with recognition of the constitutionality of quotas
Lawyers from Conectas Human Rights who participated in the case in the Supreme Court analyze the impact of this historic decision and reflect on the future of the diversity agenda in Brazil
Apr/20/2012 - Still awaiting a response, Conectas repeats request for government to release UN report on torture in Brazil
Document was delivered to Brasília in February and is being kept in secret
Apr/11/2012 - Case questioning constitutionality of Slave Labor Blacklist is dropped by STF
Decision by the reporting judge, Justice Ayres Brito, keeps the Blacklist in force
Apr/11/2012 - Petition condemns declaration made by President Dilma Rousseff on torture at Harvard University
“It is a very serious situation when a head of state declares they are incapable of preventing the crime of torture in police stations”, says Conectas and another 14 partner organizations
Mar/10/2012 - Supreme Court declares subordination of Public Defender’s Service to governors unconstitutional
Conectas and Pro Bono Institute appear as “amicus”, pointing out the service’s lack of autonomy in Maranhão
Mar/08/2012 - In UN, Conectas shows that human rights are still the “feet of clay” of Brazil as an emerging power
Ambitions of greatness on the international stage coexist with barbaric practices, such as torture, police violence and a development model that disregards the country’s most vulnerable communities
Mar/06/2012 - UN report on torture in Brazil ought to be published
Organizations call on government to publish recommendations of the United Nations, in light of the recently passed Freedom of Information Law
Feb/14/2012 - Treatment of pregnant prisoners requires urgent attention of the State
Mistreatment in the São Paulo prison system deserves an immediate response
Feb/14/2012 - Open Letter for the Democratization and Transparency of the Judiciary
Conectas and another 200 organizations deliver document at a public ceremony in Brasília
Feb/14/2012 - Transparency and participation in the Judiciary: a still pending agenda
The mechanisms of transparency need to be streamlined, the forms of social participation need to be expanded and consolidated and the relations between institutions should be more cooperative.
Jan/25/2012 - Conectas and partner NGOs denounce police operation in ‘Cracolândia’ to UN
Brazil must explain disproportional use of force, degrading treatment, lack of access to health care and adequate housing
Nov/29/2011 - Conectas and partners defend the rights of children and adolescents in Brazil
Organizations appear as amicus curiae in Supreme Court case on rating system for radio and television channels
Nov/10/2011 - Civil society group challenges extension of patent that hinders access to essential AIDS drugs
Conectas and other organizations call for pharmaceutical company’s patent application to be denied
Oct/28/2011 - Criminal Justice Newsletter: issue no. 2
Conectas, in partnership with the Sou da Paz Institute and the Catholic Church’s Pastoral Carcerária prison care service, publishes newsletter on the project to monitor legislative and executive branches
Oct/17/2011 - Civil society calls for more transparent procedure for appointing Supreme Court justices
Human rights organizations stage hearing with Ministry of Justice on Supreme Court appointments, hold seminar on the Democratization of Justice and launch the JUSDH - Justice and Human Rights Articulation.
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