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Tag Archives: Public Defender’s Office
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
Sign The Petition Against The Forced Eviction Of Rio de Janeiro’s Marginalized Communities
The injustices continue, but you can help. Every voice counts. Follow the link below, and sign the petition to voice support against the forced evictions of Rio de Janeiro’s marginalized communities. With each passing day comes news that the judicial process is being weakened, adding more pressure to those who don’t have the financial resources to defend themselves. News has … Read More
Posted in Community Development Tagged Defensoria Publica, evictions, Favelas, NUTH, Petition, Public Defender's Office, Rio de Janeiro, Support Comments Off
Community Denounces Attacks Against NUTH/Public Defender’s Office
During the morning of 29 April, 2011, the doors to the reception hall at the headquarters of the Public Defender’s Center for Land and Housing (NUTH) were closed and locked to city residents. This local government office is responsible for defending the civil and human rights of Rio de Janeiro’s resident. Reports indicate that a security officer was placed at … Read More
Posted in Community Development Tagged evictions, Favela, human rights, Human Rights Violations, NUTH, Olympics, Public Defender's Office, Rio de Janeiro, World Cup 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
