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Brazil Must Stop Siding With Oppressive Regimes
Brazil’s recent history of siding with some of today’s most oppressive governments must end. As we watch the events in Tunisia and Egypt unfold, Brazil’s track record of supporting and…
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Hundreds of Deaths in Brazil, a Product of Negligence
Since the beginning of the year, at least 550 people in Brazil have died and thousands more have lost their homes, due to this year’s floods, which have been disastrous…
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Brazil Hides its Crimes Through Inhumane Legislation
It has been 25 years since Brazil’s military regime ended. Yet, the crimes and violence enforced by the country’s authorities from 1964 to 1985 have failed to see the light…
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From Chaos To Progress, But Not Without Bloodshed
As beautiful as the country is, Brazil has suffered for decades from the creation and development of shantytowns, known to locals as favelas, where poverty, violence and anarchy frequently dictate…
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Freedom of Expression, Incessantly Suppressed in Latin America
The Inter American Press Association has been calling attention to numerous governmental acts intended to censure and inhibit freedom of expression in Latin America. As political leaders in Bolivia, Ecuador,…
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Homophobic Hate Crimes Spreading Throughout Brazil
Although Sao Paulo hosted in 2010 the biggest gay parade in the world, with over 3.3 million people, Brazil suffers from one of the highest numbers of hate crimes in…
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Democracy Empowers Brazilians to Choose their Own Future
25 years after the end of its military dictatorship, on Oct 3rd 2010 Brazil carried out peaceful and legitimate democratic elections nationwide. Over 135 million Brazilians voted to elect the…
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Contemporary Slavery in Brazil a Sad Reality
After responding to an anonymous claim filed last August, the Federal Police identified 14 individuals held as slaves at a farm in Brazil’s western state of Mato Grosso do Sul.…
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Indigenous community held hostage in Brazil
[caption id="attachment_13049" align="aligncenter" width="252" caption="Guarani-Kaiowá leaders"][/caption] In October of 2009, the indigenous community Guarani Kaiowá Y’poà was violently evicted from its ancestral land near Paranhos, in the state of Mato…
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Rio de Janeiro, Victimized by Drug Dealers
Rio de Janeiro is back on the headlines. This time it’s not for its role future role hosting the World Cup in 2014 or the Olympic games in 2016. Rather,…
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President Obama: This Summer, Help Women and Girls Around the World
President Obama has repeatedly declared his support for women worldwide, stating that ratification of the CEDAW treaty (Convention to End All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) is an important priority…
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A Birthday in Evin Prison – an opportunity to remember Iran's prisoners
To coincide with the 12 June anniversary of the disputed election last year in Iran, Amnesty International has prepared a campaign to highlight the situation of political prisoners, many of…