The great irony of Brazil’s rapid rise as an emerging power is that the outside world has largely decided, as a result, that Brazil’s human rights groups no longer need their help. Traditionally ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Torture remains a serious problem in Brazil despite government efforts to curb it, a leading human rights group said Monday. NATO chief to visit Trump after president threatens to ...

Resolution 310—a crucial resolution requiring that prosecutors lead investigations into police killings and that those investigations comply with international standards—was scheduled to take effect.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brazil's Minister of Human Rights Silvio Almeida gestures during the launch of the Living Without Limits Program, a set of actions ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday condemned Brazil’s Congress for advancing the General Environmental Licensing Bill and called on lawmakers to support negotiations at COP30 and ratify the Escazú ...

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has fired Human Rights Minister Silvio Almeida following reports he engaged in sexual misconduct. “The president considers keeping the minister in his ...

(São Paulo) – President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should veto a bill set to weaken regulations on the registration and authorization of pesticides in Brazil, Human Rights Watch said today. Bill ...

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Tuesday condemned judicial decisions in Brazil that could exclude criminal responsibility in cases of sexual violence against girls and ...

A police officer with an axe in the Macaco favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during a mission against a criminal gang. Image: Humberto Ohana/PA Images, All Rights ...

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