Fourth Journalist Murder in Brazil this Year
Walgney Assis Carvalho, a photojournalist from the state of Minas Gerais, was shot at point-blank range by a hooded man...
April 23, 2013Topic
Human Rights
Carandiru Trial Highlights Prison Crowding
Twenty years after the São Paulo Carandiru Massacre, which killed 111 prisoners, prison overcrowding remains a serious human rights issue...
April 9, 2013
Human Rights Commission Turmoil
Since São Paulo deputy Marco Feliciano was elected as president of Brazil’s Human Rights and Minorities Commission, or CDHM, he...
April 2, 2013
Doctors Voice Support for Legal Abortion
A group representing Brazil’s doctors has, for the first time, thrown its support behind the decriminalization of abortion.
March 26, 2013
Rousseff Names Truth Commission: Daily
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has announced the names of those on the “Comissão da Verdade” - which will investigate post-WW2...
May 11, 2012
Rio’s Olympic Legacy and Vila Autódromo
Carlos Arthur Nuzman emphasized transformation through sport and spoke of the legacy of the 2016 Olympic Games as both a...
March 6, 2012
Mexico’s Military Lessons for Brazil
An army can be a terrible thing to waste. That’s particularly true in many Latin American countries, where the threats...
December 27, 2011
World Cup and Olympic Report Alleges Human Rights Violations
A report by the Comitês Populares da Copa lists alleged human rights abuses surrounding the preparations for the 2014 World...
December 13, 2011
Rousseff Passes Truth Commission: Daily
President Dilma Rousseff approved a law establishing a Truth Commission to investigate suspected human rights abuses that occurred between 1946...
November 19, 2011