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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
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Brazil: Gruesome history of police rape and killings exposed by Inter-American Court conviction

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

Brazil: Spike in killings by Rio police as country faces UN review

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

Brazil: More than 120 killings in 16 days signals national prison crisis

16 January 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Brazil: Police Abuses Feed Cycle of Violence

12 January 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Brazil: Court archives case of killing of young boy during military police operation

29 November 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Brazil declares trial on Carandiru massacre null in shocking blow for justice

28 September 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Brazil: Rio's Olympic legacy shattered with no let-up in killings by police

22 August 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Brazil: Daily shootouts and alarming rise in police killings puts Olympic legacy at risk

2 August 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Fighting injustice with smartphones in Olympic Rio

27 July 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Brazil: Huge spike in number of deaths committed by Police in Rio ahead of the Olympic Games

1 July 2016 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

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