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Aug/01/2011 - UN Security Council holds meeting to discuss worsening of human rights violations in Syria
Conectas sent a letter to the Brazilian government asking its support to the condemnation of abuses by the Security Council

Jul/05/2011 - Brazil to participate in Arms Trade Treaty talks
Conectas, Instituto Sou da Paz and Viva Rio call for active and committed position from Brazilian government

Jul/04/2011 - Emerging democratic powers' foreign policies and the advance of human rights
Conectas, with the Open Society Foundations' support, held a meeting in Brazil to discuss strategies for civil society engagement

Jun/30/2011 - UN Human Rights Council concludes its 17th Session
Belo Monte Hydroelectric Dam and racial quotas were some of the issues raised by Conectas

Jun/30/2011 - Threats and smear campaign against human rights defenders in Venezuela
Conectas sent a letter to the Brazilian government asking Brazil to request that Venezuelan authorities protect the physical integrity and the work of human rights defenders

Jun/20/2011 - Outcomes of the Latin American regional consultation with the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Conectas, CELS and Corporación Humanas co-organized the event

Jun/16/2011 - Conectas participates in meeting between UN Secretary-General and civil society organizations in Brasilia
Ban Ki-moon stresses importance of civil society in upholding human rights

Jun/10/2011 - UN: "A much needed push to eradicate torture in Latin America and the Caribbean"
Conectas co-sponsors first regional expert meeting to push forward regional efforts to eradicate torture and ill-treatment

Jun/10/2011 - Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate visits Brazil and condemns serious human rights violations in her country
Conectas participates in meetings with Shirin Ebadi in São Paulo

Jun/03/2011 - Belo Monte Case Brought to UN Human Rights Council
Conectas and other civil society organizations make joint statement at the UN against the construction of Belo Monte

May/13/2011 - Lower House debates Brazilian foreign policy on human rights
Public hearing staged in partnership with the Brazilian Human Rights and Foreign Policy Committee is attended by government representatives

May/11/2011 - Support for the UN Special Rapporteurs’ Press Release on the death of Osama Bin Laden
Public Statement from Conectas, CELS and Corporación Humanas about Osama Bin Laden death

May/09/2011 - Civil society stresses importance of precautionary measures in the Belo Monte case
Conectas and other organizations speak out against the OAS General Secretariat´s statements

Apr/26/2011 - Conectas participates in the civil society consultation on UN treaty body system
NGOs discuss proposals to strength mechanism to address human rights violations

Mar/25/2011 - Conectas in the media :: Folha de SP
Brasilia denies a shift in position

Mar/25/2011 - UN Human Rights Council stages 16th session in Geneva
Conectas accompanies discussions and organizes actions with civil society from other countries

Mar/25/2011 - UN creates mechanism to monitor human rights in Iran
The United Nations Human Rights Council has established a Special Rapporteur for Iran. The resolution was supported by Brazil and 21 countries from different regions

Mar/23/2011 - Conectas in the media :: Folha de SP
Obama requests Rousseff's support for UN resolution against Iran

Mar/18/2011 - Civil society demands Human Rights Council action in Bahrain
Since mid-February, the country's government has violently suppressed demonstrators opposed to the regime

Mar/04/2011 - Conectas in the media :: O Estado de S. Paulo
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