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5 June 2008

Press freedom and the protection of human rights is being jeopardised by the brutal actions of criminal gangs made up of off-duty police officers in Rio de Janeiro ...

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1 June 2008

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Brazil: Further information on fear for safety
12 May 2008

Around 50 Guajajara indigenous families, in the remote Araribóia reservation in the central west of Maranhão state, are at risk of attack from local gunmen allegedly ...

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1 May 2008

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17 April 2008

In a new report published today, Amnesty International revealed the untold stories of women who are forced to live, bring up their children and fight for justice ...

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'The Police only come to collect the bodies'
17 April 2008

Women in Brazil's excluded communities are struggling to live their lives and fight for justice against a backdrop of criminal and police violence, discrimination ...

Document       AMR 19/003/2008

Brazilian women's lives shattered | Amnesty International
17 April 2008

Women in Brazil are finding themselves left to pick up the pieces following criminal and police violence in shanty-towns.

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Atteintes aux droits humains, intimidations et viols. Les femmes ...
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« La police, elle ne vient que pour ramasser les corps. » Les ...
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