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 ...
An investigation into 20 deaths by Rio de Janeiro's Public Prosecutors Office has implicated the officers in the formation of a death squad and unlawful killings ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
The Pará Court’s decision to reopen the case of the killing of nun Dorothy Stang offers a rare opportunity for justice in a state where human rights defen.
