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Amnesty International  Report 2012


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Brazil prison massacre verdict a 'vital' step towards justice ...
22 April 2013

The conviction of 23 Brazilian police officers for killing inmates in a prison massacre two decades ago is a "vital" step towards justice, Amnesty International ...

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Carandiru and the scandal of Brazil's medieval prison system ...
15 April 2013

Twenty-six police officers have gone on trial in Brazil for the killing of 15 inmates in the prison in Carandiru, Brazil, Amnesty International looks at the state ...

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Carandiru and the scandal of Brazil's medieval prison system
15 April 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. FEATURE. AI index: AMR 19/004/2013. 15 April 2013. Carandiru and the scandal of Brazil's medieval prison system ...

PressItem       AMR 19/004/2013

Brazil: Carandiru massacre trial must end long legacy of impunity ...
15 April 2013

A court trial this week over police responsibility for a Brazilian prison massacre two decades ago must signal the beginning of the end for a long legacy of impunity ...

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Wire, January/February 2013. Vol. 43, issue 01
1 January 2013

1) The Agenda 2) Up front: Kuwait at the crossroads 3) Wrongs and rights in 2012 4) One man in Guantánamo: 10 years of human wrongs 5) Egypt: These walls can speak ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/001/2013

Brazil: Transforming pain into hope: human rights defenders in the ...
7 December 2012

protect human rights defenders now. tr an. sf or. mi ng. p ai. n in. to h. op e. hu ma. n ri. gh ts. d ef. en de. rs in. th e. am er. ic as. PLEASE ...

Postcard       AMR 19/012/2012

Americas: Transforming pain into hope: Human rights defenders in ...
7 December 2012

Human rights defenders in the Americas have made fundamental contributions to the advancement of human rights. However, as the clamour for human rights has grown ...

Report       AMR 01/006/2012

Brazil: Amnesty International welcomes progress towards ending ...
5 December 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AMR 19/019/2012 5 December 2012. Brazil: Amnesty International welcomes progress ...

Public Statement       AMR 19/019/2012

Brazilian community shot at, lives at risk
9 November 2012

The quilombola community of Santa Maria dos Moreiras, Maranhão state in Brazil is being threatened by armed men who have fired shots near their settlement. The ...

Urgent Action       AMR 19/018/2012

Brazil's candidacy for election to the UN Human Rights Council ...
5 November 2012

In this open letter, Amnesty International urges the government of Brazil to further strengthen its election pledges by including the additional elements listed ...

Open Letter       AMR 19/015/2012