Closing civic space in Brazil: censorship, harassment and attacks on journalists and activists Published at 18.12.2020 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: protest violent protest intimidation harassment HRD detained political interference HRD killing excessive force enforced disappearance censorship HRD prosecuted non state actors women environmental rights indigenous groups minority groups positive CS development attack on journalist negative court ruling land rights Read more
Pandemic in Brazil aggravates democratic backslide Published at 25.08.2020 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship protest disruption intimidation positive court ruling surveillance restrictive law harassment protest HRD killing women political interference excessive force killing of journalist labour rights prevention of protest internet restriction LGBTI minority groups protestor(s) detained non state actors attack on journalist criminal defamation extractive industries indigenous groups public vilification Read more
Journalists under assault in Brazil with judicial harassment, smear campaigns and vilification Published at 28.03.2020 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption political interference women intimidation harassment journalist detained attack on journalist excessive force protestor(s) detained land rights protest public vilification killing of journalist positive court ruling Read more
Activists criminalised and continuous delegitimisation of press in Brazil Published at 07.01.2020 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: women indigenous groups attack on HRD office raid HRD prosecuted minority groups intimidation attack on journalist HRD detained public vilification political interference positive court ruling restrictive law bureaucratic restriction environmental rights Read more
Brazil: defenders vilified and criminalised, censorship and attacks against media on the rise Published at 31.10.2019 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups surveillance attack on journalist HRD killing protest public vilification killing of journalist censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights LGBTI Read more
Jair Bolsonaro’s first 100 days in office demonstrate Brazilian president’s disregard for pluralism Published at 13.05.2019 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups restrictive law intimidation positive CS development access to info. law protest Read more
Two land activists murdered in Brazil Published at 18.12.2018 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: women extractive industries environmental rights attack on journalist HRD killing protest land rights Read more
Brazil continues to be a hostile place for journalists, two killed in recent months Published at 19.09.2018 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist women indigenous groups HRD killing HRD threatened non state actors Read more
Human Rights Defender Rivelino Zarpellon continues to face threats Published at 21.06.2018 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist HRD threatened indigenous groups attack on HRD harassment positive CS development protest Read more
Black feminist activist and politician assassinated in Rio de Janeiro Published at 06.04.2018 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD killing labour rights women excessive force censorship protest Read more
Brazil: A hostile place for journalists and activists with three killed in January Published at 07.02.2018 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: killing of journalist protest disruption protestor(s) detained attack on journalist HRD killing excessive force protest Read more
Committee on human rights reports on an increasingly dangerous environment for HRDs Published at 15.11.2017 Country Brazil Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI indigenous groups minority groups excessive force protest political interference restrictive law censorship Read more
