Freixo receives threats but considers himself well protected
24 July 2009
An update regarding Marcelo Freixo, chairman of the
Human Rights Commission of the Rio de Janeiro State
Assembly, who has been at the forefront of
investigations into the activities of militias in the
state.
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Progress being made in demarcation of Guarani-Kaiowá lands
23 June 2009
The National Foundation for the Indian (FUNAI) is
committed to finding a fair and definitive solution to
the land dispute involving the Guarani-Kaiowá
indigenous people in Mato Grosso do Sul.
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President launches Social Agenda for Indigenous Peoples
23 September 2007
President Lula has launched an initiative entitled
Social Agenda for Indigenous Peoples, comprising three
programmes: Protection of Indigenous Lands, Promoting
Indigenous Peoples, and Quality of Life for Indigenous
Peoples.
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Brazil to have new mechanism for preventing torture
14 April 2007
Brazil is to have an independent body responsible for
preventing torture in the judicial and public security
system, especially in prisons.
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US State Department human rights report
07 March 2007
Brazil supports all impartial multilateral mechanisms
for the monitoring of human rights, but does not
recognise the legitimacy of unilateral reports such as
the one produced by the State Department.
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Congress approves Optional Protocol to UN Convention against Torture
21 December 2006
The Brazilian National Congress has approved the text
of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against
Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment (OPCAT), adopted in New York on 18
December 2002.
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Brazil makes progress in efforts to eradicate bonded labour
20 September 2006
An International Labour Organization report has noted
the progress made since the launching of the National
Plan for the Eradication of Bonded Labour in Brazil in
2003.
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Brazil congratulated upon adoption of new law on domestic violence
17 August 2006
On 11 August the Inter-American Commission on Human
Rights (IACHR) sent a message of congratulations to the
Brazilian government following the country's adoption
of the Domestic and Family Violence Law.
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