Letters about Brazil | Human Rights Watch

Letters about Brazil

Letter to Minister of Justice Tarso Genro

I am writing to express our concern regarding the recent repatriation of Guillermo Rigondeaux and Erislandy Lara from Brazil back to their native Cuba. We are very concerned that Brazil did not take sufficient steps to ensure that Rigondeaux and Lara were afforded the legal protections they may have been entitled to as potential refugees. We urge you to investigate whether their rights were adequately protected while they were in Brazil, and to take steps to help ensure that their rights are not violated now that they are back in Cuba.

Aug 9, 2007
Letter to Governor Cláudio Lembo

In a letter to State Governor Cláudio Lembo, Human Rights Watch expressed its concern regarding the complaint filed by Fundação Estadual para o Bem Estar do Menor (Febem) against Ms. Conceição Paganele, president and founder of Associação de Mães e Amigos de Adolescentes em Risco (Amar) and urged the state of São Paulo to address abuses in its juvenile detention facilities.

May 10, 2006
Letter to President Lula da Silva

Dear Mr. President:

I am writing on behalf of Human Rights Watch to discuss the role of human rights in Brazilian foreign policy. We would like to encourage you to ensure that Brazil plays a greater role in the promotion of human rights worldwide, particularly as it assumes a seat on the U.N. Security Council.

Feb 1, 2004
Letter to President-elect Lula da Silva

Dear President-elect da Silva: I am writing on behalf of Human Rights Watch to urge your administration to commit itself to strengthening respect for human rights in Brazil. Based on your long-standing advocacy for the welfare of marginalized populations, we are confident that you share our conviction that more must be done to address the chronic human rights problems that affect the lives of many Brazilians.

Dec 30, 2002
HRW - Letter to President of Brazil

On behalf of Human Rights Watch, it is an honor to address myself to you on the occasion of the third anniversary of the release of the National Human Rights Program, a comprehensive blueprint for action in the defense of fundamental rights, to which our organization had the privilege of contributing.

May 12, 1999