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Brazil: Further information: Action brings investigation and ...
22 July 2009

An investigation into threats made against peasant farmer and land rights activist, José Luís da Silva, his wife, Severina dos Santos Silva, and their family has ...

Urgent Action       AMR 19/013/2009

Brazil: Further Information on Fear for safety
26 June 2009

State parliamentarian Marcelo Freixo and his aide Vinicius George have said that they are satisfied with the level of protection provided for them by the authorities ...

Urgent Action       AMR 19/012/2009

Brazil: Forced eviction
23 June 2009

Over 400 families were forcibly evicted from a government building on 16 June 2009; more than 200 families are now encamped in extremely precarious conditions in ...

Urgent Action       AMR 19/011/2009

Brazil: Brazil Must Show More Commitment to the Protection of ...
12 June 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AMR 19/010/2009. 12 June 2009. Brazil Must Show More Commitment to the Protection ...

Document       AMR 19/010/2009

Brazil: Fear for safety
2 June 2009

State parliamentarian Marcelo Freixo and his aide Vinicius George are at risk of being assassinated by milicia groups in Rio de Janeiro. Plans were discovered by ...

Urgent Action       AMR 19/008/2009

The Wire, June/July 2009. Vol. 39, issue 003
1 June 2009

1) For a path out of poverty, take the human rights route 2) LiveWire 3) Maternal mortality: A woman a minute 4) Corporations, human rights and poverty 5) Top tips ...

Document       NWS 21/003/2009

Brazil: 'Changing this deadly scenario': Demand dignity in ...
28 May 2009

In thousands of favelas throughout Brazil, whole communities are living trapped in poverty and excluded from a whole range of services.. Criminal gangs now control ...

Document       AMR 19/003/2009

Brasil: “Cambiar este escenario de muerte”Exige dignidad en ...
28 May 2009

Brasil: “Cambiar este escenario de muerte”Exige dignidad en las favelas de Brasil.

Document       AMR 19/003/2009

Summit of the Americas fails to address human rights | Amnesty ...
20 April 2009

TheDeclaration of Commitment of Port of Spain fails to lay out a clear human rights framework forprogress in the areas of human prosperity, energy security and

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Brazil: Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International ...
23 March 2009

Amnesty International welcomes the submission to the National Congress of draft legislation to implement the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The ...

Report       AMR 19/005/2009