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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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National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21 : Brazil

27 February 2017 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

Ending impunity and promoting the rights of Indigenous Peoples must be Brazil's priorities

9 August 2013 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Brazil: Uncovering the past; President Dilma names Truth Commission members

11 May 2012 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Brazil: Outrageous Supreme Court ruling gives green light to rapists

2 April 2012 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

Sacrificing Rights in the Name of Development: Indigenous Peoples Under Threat in the Americas

August 2011 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

Brazil activist appeals 'politically motivated' prison sentence

16 June 2011 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

2006 elections to the Human Rights Council: Background information on candidate countries

1 May 2006 | 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

Brazil: Human rights defenders: Protecting human rights for everyone

1 April 1998 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

Brazil: Human rights violations and the health professions

11 October 1996 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

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