Last Updated: Thursday, 25 May 2023, 07:30 GMT

Amnesty International

Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. Its mission is to undertake research and action focussed on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights. Amnesty International has more than a million members and supporters in over 140 countries and territories. It is impartial and independent of any government, political persuasion or religious creed. It is financed largely by subscriptions and donations from its worldwide membership.  Website: www.amnesty.org
Selected filters: Brazil Criminal justice
Filter:
Showing 1-10 of 10 results
Brazil: Gruesome history of police rape and killings exposed by Inter-American Court conviction

15 May 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Violence has no place in these games! Risk of human rights violations at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

2 June 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

You Killed My Son: Homicides By Military Police In The City Of Rio de Janerio

3 August 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

Brazil: Denial of justice for Rio disappearances shows justice system 'unfit for purpose'

24 July 2015 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Brazil prison massacre verdict a 'vital' step towards justice

22 April 2013 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Brazil: Carandiru massacre trial must end long legacy of impunity

15 April 2013 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Brazil: "They Treat Us Like Animals": Torture and ill-treatment in Brazil: Dehumanization and impunity within the criminal justice system

18 October 2001 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

Brazil: Commentary on Brazil's first report to the United Nations Committee Against Torture

19 April 2001 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

Brazil: A waste of lives: FEBEM juvenile detention centres in Sao Paulo: A human rights crisis, not a public security issue

12 July 2000 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

Brazil: "No one here sleeps safely" : Human rights violations against detainees

23 June 1999 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

Search Refworld