The Pará Court’s decision to reopen the case of the killing of nun Dorothy Stang offers a rare opportunity for justice in a state where human rights defen
An Amnesty International delegation will take part in the 2009 World Social Forum – to be held in Belem, Brazil between 27 January and 1 February. The delegation
The assassination of Manoel Mattos, vice-president of the workers’ party in the state of Pernambuco and human rights activist, is a predictable consequence of th
A vote in Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the rights of
Indigenous Peoples in the reservation of Raposa Serra do Sol on the
frontier between Brazil
The Brazilian Supreme Court’s vote in favour of the Raposa Serra do Sol reservation is a victory for all Indigenous Peoples in the country, said Amnesty Internat