state violence

Baixada Residents and Activists Speak Out About Public Security Hearing Held by Prosecutor’s Office

Clique aqui para Português On Monday July 31 the Rio de Janeiro Public Prosecutor’s Office held a public hearing to debate the latest security crisis to hit the state of [...]

August 11, 2017

8 Root Causes of Violence That Will Be Overlooked in Coverage of Rio’s Olympic Anniversary

Clique aqui para Português One year after the Olympic Games, and Rio de Janeiro is reeling from a wave of violence that would be unimaginable to the thousands of tourists [...]

July 31, 2017

Day 4b: ‘Beyond Numbers,’ The Baixada Screams for a Critical Analysis of the Atlas of Violence

Clique aqui para Português As part of Black July week, the Human Rights Center of the Nova Iguaçu Diocese, and the Fórum Grita Baixada held a panel to discuss the [...]

July 24, 2017

Day 4a: International Solidarity on the Militarization of Lives in Palestine, Haiti and Brazil

Clique aqui para Português As part of Black July week, representatives of the Mães de Maio movement, Mães de Manguinhos, Network of Communities and Movements Against [...]

July 23, 2017

Day 2: ‘Black July’ Protests Police Violence and Racism on 24th Anniversary of Candelária Massacre

Clique aqui para Português This week marks the second annual Black July, following a series of events one year ago when Black Lives Matter activists visited with [...]

July 21, 2017

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