News30/07/2015 UN rapporteur to investigate torture in Brazil Last visit occurred 15 years ago; mission follows a complaint on the situation at the Maranhão state prison of Pedrinhas
News29/07/2015 29th Session of the UN Human Rights Council comes to an end Age of criminal responsibility, migration and judicial independence mark Brazil’s participation in the meeting
Event28/07/2015 Voices of China :: Defenders arrested Chinese activist speaks about the latest repression against human rights advocates in the country
News22/07/2015 Unacceptable posture São Paulo, the state with the country’s largest prison population, withholds data for national surveyC
Joint statement21/07/2015 Voices of Angola :: Political arrests International pressure mounts against detention of 14 activists who oppose the government
News20/07/2015 Legislative decoy Understand why the longer sentences approved by the Senate are just as bad as lowering the age of criminal responsibility
Joint statement20/07/2015 Bahrain :: Continued deterioration Organizations call for UN resolution on human rights situation in the country
News16/07/2015 Immigration Law progresses in Congress Bill to replace Foreigner Act approved in the Senate, proceeds to the Lower House