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São Paulo, Brazil – October to November 2011- year V - n. 9
Conectas Direitos Humanos

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COLLOQUIUM
Participants, observers and Conectas' team at the XI Colloquium (2011) / Photo: Leandro Viana

From November 5 to 12, more than 53 human rights advocates  from Africa, Latin America, Asia and Eastern Europe participated in the XI International Human Rights Colloquium, organized by Conectas. During the event, they had the opportunity to share experiences on the “Implementation of international and regional human rights decisions and recommendations”. The conference, which was held in São Paulo (Brazil), was also attended by 30 observers and speakers. Over the period of a week, the participants addressed the challenges and opportunities involved with implementing human rights decisions and recommendations on the national level. They discussed real experiences with the United Nations and with regional human rights systems (Organization of American States, African Union, Council of Europe and ASEAN).


INSTITUTIONAL

Conectas commends new law and claims the efficiency of the Commission will depend on the capacity and standing of its members.



Truth Commission will examine the human rights violations perpetrated between 1946 and 1988
news

INSTITUTIONAL
Public statement: Conectas celebrates new access to information law in Brazil
New law paves way for consolidation of a culture of transparency in relations between State and society
JUSTICE
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 TV channels
Civil society 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
Criminal Justice Newsletter: second issue
Conectas, Instituto Sou da Paz Institute and Pastoral Carcerária publish newsletter on the project to monitor legislative and executive branches Civil society calls for more transparent procedure for appointing Supreme Court justices
NGOs stage hearing with Ministry of Justice on Brazilian Supreme Court appointments and hold seminar on the Democratization of Justice FOREIGN POLICY
In the UN, Brazil abstains again on the resolution on human rights in Iran
Conectas criticizes incoherency of Brazilian foreign policy and calls on government to reconsider its position in the General Assembly in December New publication on role of NGOs in African Commission on Human and People’s Rights
Conectas, ISHR and AJPD release “Road Map for Civil Society Engagement: State reporting procedure of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights” North Korean labor camp survivor tells her story
Conectas, in partnership with other organizations, promotes in Geneva the 11th International Conference on North Korean Human Rights & Refugees FELLOWSHIP
Conectas' Fellow from Mozambique talks about domestic violence and women’s rights
In an interview with Nudem, Ferosa Zacarias addresses the gender issue in her country Article by Conectas' Mozambican fellow addresses inter-African migration
Paper by Saite António Júnior was published in the Conexión Migrante journal

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Call for papers
New deadline for submission of articles on "Citizen Security and Human Rights" is January 30th

conectas in the media

Opinion :: Dilma Rousseff and freedom in Iran
O Estado de S. Paulo - 21/11

Opinion :: Transparency in the choice of new Supreme Court justices
O Estado de S. Paulo - 31/10

Abstention on Iran contradicts Rousseff’s initial position
Folha de S. Paulo - 25/10

Diplomatic delegations in Geneva express concern (in Korean)
Voices of America - 23/11

Surviving in a labor camp in North Korea (in Spanish)
El Universal - 23/11

Former prisoner calls for abolition of forced labor camps in North Korea (in Spanish)
NTRzacatecas.com - 23/11

Brazil abstains in UN vote against Iran
Folha de S. Paulo - 22/11

Brazil’s position on Belo Monte power plant places OAS in crisis
Rede Brasil Atual - 16/11

NGO calls for "firm limits and time frames" for potential IBSA mission
Folha de S. Paulo - 21/10

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Edition: Natália Suzuki. Translation: Barney Whiteoak