Brazil

Judicialisation of the right to health in Brazil

João Biehl, Adriana Petryna, Alex Gertner, Joseph J Amon, Paulo D Picon — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:52:43 -0700

Across Brazil, patients are turning to courts to access prescribed drugs. A comment published in The Lancet, co-authored by Joe Amon, Director of the Health and Human Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, addresses the judicialization of the right to health in Brazil.

Brazil: Support Victims, Not Abusers

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:33:53 -0700

(Geneva) - When President Lula da Silva of Brazil addresses the UN Human Rights Council on June 15, 2009, he should explain why Brazil is using its vote in the council to protect countries with appalling human rights records, Human Rights Watch said today.

Brazil: Prosecute Dictatorship-Era Abuses

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:44:36 -0700

(Washington, DC) - Brazil should prosecute human rights abuses committed during the 1964-1985 dictatorship following a landmark legal decision, Human Rights Watch said today. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights stated that amnesties and statutes of limitations cannot be applied to crimes against humanity that were committed during Brazil's military dictatorship.

Brazil's Mornings After

Angela Heimburger — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:10:21 -0800

Brazil is famous for its Carnival, the celebration before the morning-after solemnity of Lent that conjures up images of parades and samba pageants, with wildly celebrating participants from all over the world. A thriving tourism industry feeds on those images of free sexual expression during Carnival. But the mornings after can sometimes yield unwanted consequences.

Brazil

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:33:59 -0800

UN: Mixed Results for New Review Process

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0700

(Geneva) – The first session of the new country review mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council was undermined by inconsistencies and the timidity of some governments in reviewing others, Human Rights Watch said today. On April 18, 2008 the council concluded a two-week session in which it examined the records of 16 countries as part of the new Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process.

Universal Periodic Review of Brazil

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0700

Police violence continues to be one of the country’s most intractable human rights problems. Faced with high levels of violent crime, especially in the country’s urban centers, some police engage in abusive practices rather than pursuing sound policing policies. Prison conditions are abysmal.

Human Rights Council Begins Universal Periodic Review

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0700

(Geneva, April 6, 2008) – The UN Human Rights Council will begin a new review process on April 7, 2008. The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is the most innovative and ambitious instrument of the council and was set up to assess the human rights performance of all 192 UN member states over a four-year cycle.

Brazil: Report on Past Atrocities a Key Step Forward

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:00:00 -0700

A government report on hundreds of political killings and “disappearances” committed under Brazil’s military regime is an important step toward addressing years of official impunity, Human Rights Watch said today. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva presented the report on Wednesday at a ceremony with victims’ relatives in Brasilia.

Letter to Minister of Justice Tarso Genro

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:00:00 -0700

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.