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Tag Archives: Amnesty International
Rio Government makes changes to Public Defenders Office
The Public Defender’s Office has gone through a series of extreme attacks from higher ups in government, causing a significant change to its administration. The Public Defender’s Office has been hard at work, fighting against the forced evictions in the wake of preparations for the World Cup and Olympic Games. As a result of these drastic changes to the PDO, … Read More
Posted in From the News Tagged Adriana Brito, Amnesty International, Favela, forced evictions, Nilson Bruno, NUTH, Public Defender's Office, UN Comments Off
Mundo Real Attends Visit By Amnesty International
The buzz around the international community this week was Amnesty International’s official visit to Rio de Janeiro, and Mundo Real was there. After a year of researching the issue Amnesty saw it of pressing concern to come to the city to lend its support to the residents of displaced communities. Amnesty’s presence in Rio de Janeiro adds the wave of … Read More
Posted in Community Development Tagged Alexandre Mendes, Amnesty International, evictions, Favelas, forced evictions, Pastoral das Favelas, Public Defender's Office, Rio de Janeiro, Salil Shetty Comments Off
Amnesty International Hears Grievances From Eviction Victims
The head of Amnesty International was in Rio de Janeiro this week and met with victims who have been forcibly removed from their homes. Secretary General Salil Shetty’s presence in Brazil demonstrates the seriousness of the issue from an international perspective, and is one of many recent events that is slowly increasing pressure and shedding light on the human rights … Read More
Posted in From the News Tagged Amnesty International, evictions, Favela, human rights, Human Rights Violations, mega-events, Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Slums, World Cup Comments Off
