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    Brazil: Ensure Justice for Police Abuse in Rio State
    Rio de Janeiro state should ensure that killings by police are thoroughly investigated and that officers who use unlawful force are brought to justice, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Rio Governor Sérgio Cabral.
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  • Lethal Force
    Police Violence and Public Security in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
  • In the Dark
    Hidden Abuses Against Detained Youths in Rio de Janeiro
  • “Real Dungeons”
    Juvenile Detention in the State of Rio de Janeiro
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Brazil

  • Brazil: Rousseff Should Condemn Russian Crackdown
    Dec 12, 2012
    President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil should express concern about the crackdown on civil society in Russia when she meets with President Vladimir V. Putin.
  • Brazil: States Should Act on Killings by Police
    Nov 29, 2012
    A resolution by Brazil’s Human Rights Defense Council outlines crucial steps needed to reduce unlawful killings by police, Human Rights Watch said today. The resolution calls on law enforcement officials at the state level to ensure that all killings by their police forces are properly investigated.
  • UN Human Rights Council: Adoption of the Outcome of Brazil's UPR
    Sep 20, 2012
    Human Rights Watch welcomes the Universal Periodic Review report on Brazil. We urge Brazil to take concrete steps to address the serious concerns raised during the UPR, including impunity for police officers who break the law and chronic torture and overcrowding in detention centers across the country.
  • Argentina: Letter to President Cristina Fernandez on Venezuela inclusion into MERCOSUR
    Aug 3, 2012
  • Brazil: Letter to President Dilma Rousseff on Venezuela inclusion into MERCOSUR
    Aug 3, 2012
  • Rio + 20 missed an opportunity to bolster human rights
    Jun 27, 2012
    Development initiatives without a clear commitment to non-discrimination and addressing the needs of marginalised and vulnerable communities are wrong in that they violate human rights. But they can also drive injustice, poverty and conflict, and are ultimately unsustainable.
  • Rio + 20: Outcome Document Undermined by Rights Opponents
    Jun 22, 2012

    Global economic troubles are being matched by a recession in human rights with worryingly minimal commitments coming out of the United Nations Rio+20 conference on Sustainable Development, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Center for International Environment Law (CIEL) said at the close of the conference.

  • The Future Women Want
    Jun 19, 2012
    Beatriz understands perfectly that her access to reproductive health care is intimately tied to the economic well-being of her household. Unfortunately, this simple truth is something that some world leaders gathering in Rio this week seem to have trouble grasping.
  • Brazil: Letter to Governor Cabral on Police Violence
    Jun 14, 2012
    Since we last met in December 2009 to discuss the findings of our report “Lethal Force,” Human Rights Watch has followed your administration’s efforts to improve policing in Rio de Janeiro with great interest. On several recent visits to Rio state, we have conducted in-depth interviews with state officials, prosecutors, police officers, public security experts, civil society organizations, and favela residents. I am writing now to share our observations based on these visits and to recommend crucial steps we believe you should take to improve public security and curb ongoing police abuse in your state.
  • Brazil: Ensure Justice for Police Abuse in Rio State
    Jun 14, 2012
    Rio de Janeiro state should ensure that killings by police are thoroughly investigated and that officers who use unlawful force are brought to justice, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Rio Governor Sérgio Cabral.
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