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Mar/14/2012 - Supreme Court affirms unconstitutionality of regulating free legal counsel in Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina is the only state with no Public Defender’s Service. Conectas and Pro Bono Institute director makes oral argument in the case

Mar/14/2012 - Google incorporates Conectas’ Sur Journal in its academic index
Search engine used by researchers around the world will feature the Brazilian publication’s content

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 - A year of repression in Syria: UN Security Council has the duty to act
Resolution should contain arms embargoes, individual sanctions, release of arbitrarily detained prisoners, humanitarian corridors and submission of case to International Criminal Court

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

Mar/05/2012 - In UN, Conectas condemns situation that places Latin American journalists at risk
Threats and killings of journalists break the chain of respect for human rights

Mar/01/2012 - Biography of the justice program coordinator: Rafael Custódio
Read the biography of the Justice Program Coordinator of Conectas

Feb/28/2012 - Conectas participates in UN Human Rights Council meeting to discuss Syria, Iran and North Korea
Conectas will make statements in Geneva in defense of human rights and will demand more coherent positions from the Brazilian government

Feb/15/2012 - Civil Society in Egypt: harassment and prosecution should stop
Together with 8 organizations, Conectas expresses deep concern in letter sent to Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces

Feb/14/2012 - Conectas in the media :: Gazeta do Povo
Op-Ed: The Syrian crossroads, by Camila Asano, coordinator of Foreign Policy and Human Rights at Conectas

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.

Feb/14/2012 - Concern over progress strengthening Inter-American Human Rights System
Brazil needs to conduct a national dialogue on this issue

Feb/14/2012 - Conectas questions government on immigration measures for Haitians
Letter sent to the government requests details on rules for 'humanitarian visas' and the situation of the Haitians who are denied entry at the border.

Feb/08/2012 - Inputs for enhancing participation at the UN Human Rights Council
NGOs suggest use of technology to improve remote participation at the UN Human Rights Council

Feb/01/2012 - Conectas in the media :: McClatchy
Brazilian leader under pressure on rights ahead of Cuba trip

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

Jan/15/2012 - Biography of the communications coordinator: João Paulo Charleaux
Read the biography of the Communications Coordinator of Conectas

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