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Le Fil. Juin/Juillet 2009
1 June 2009

Le Fil. Juin/Juillet 2009

Document       NWS 21/003/2009

Brazil: 'Changing this deadly scenario': Demand dignity in ...
28 May 2009

In thousands of favelas throughout Brazil, whole communities are living trapped in poverty and excluded from a whole range of services.. Criminal gangs now control ...

Document       AMR 19/003/2009

Summit of the Americas fails to address human rights | Amnesty ...
20 April 2009

TheDeclaration of Commitment of Port of Spain fails to lay out a clear human rights framework forprogress in the areas of human prosperity, energy security and

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Amnesty International puts human rights on Americas Summit agenda ...
16 April 2009

An Amnesty International delegation has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago to take part in the Summit of the Americas.

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Brazil: Reopening of Dorothy Stang’s case is rare opportunity ...
8 April 2009

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.

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Brazil: Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International ...
23 March 2009

Amnesty International welcomes the submission to the National Congress of draft legislation to implement the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The ...

Report       AMR 19/005/2009

Brazil: Courage and dedication ensure historic victory against ...
11 March 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AMR 19/007/2009. Wednesday 11 March 2009. Brazil: Courage and dedication ensure historic ...

Document       AMR 19/007/2009

Brazil: Faces behind the statistics - report challenges long ...
10 March 2009

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AMR 19/006/2009. 10 March 2009. Brazil: Faces behind the statistics - report challenges ...

Document       AMR 19/006/2009

Brazil: Fear for safety / threats / torture or other ill-treatment
25 February 2009

On 12 February, around 25 civil police officers stormed the Guarani Kaiowa Indigenous village of Passo Piraju, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, south-western ...

Urgent Action       AMR 19/004/2009

Human rights activist assassinated in Brazil | Amnesty ...
27 January 2009

The vice-president of the Workers' Party in the Brazilian state ofPernambuco and human rights activist was assassinated on Saturday.

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