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Environmental Activists Shot to Death in Brazil
Many people think of Brazil as a land full of resources and promise. However, environmentalists face a terrifying reality. While they are only trying to preserve and protect the beauty and nature of...
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Rural Families In Northern Brazil At Risk Of Violence
While violence in Northern Brazil is frequently ignored, local families have no other option but to live in fear. People are being threatened and guns are being shot. At this very moment 40 families...
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Will UN Finally Act On Syria Atrocities?
© Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images The situation in Syria further escalated over the weekend. Yesterday alone, more than 100 people were reportedly killed across the country and the death toll is feared...
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Rule of Law Under Attack in Rio de Janeiro
Judge Patricia Acioli Militia groups in Rio de Janeiro are gaining ground, while one of the state’s most effective enforcers of rule of law is now dead. On Thursday, August 11, 2011 Judge Patrícia...
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UN Security Council: Stop Bickering And Vote For Human Rights In Syria
Will member states of the United Nations Security Council finally stop their bickering and start supporting the human rights of the Syrian people? We might find out over the next 24 to 48 hours, as...
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Swarms of Brazilians Protest Corrupt Policies
Students shout slogans while a trash can burns during a protest of what is now called the ‘Tropical Spring’ against corruption and price hikes, at National Congress in Brasilia, on June 20, 2013....
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Young, Black, Alive: Breaking the silence on Brazil’s soaring youth homicide...
The new “Young Black Alive” campaign is aimed at tackling the underlying human rights issues behind Brazil’s soaring youth homicide rate. © Anistia Internacional Brasil By Atila Roque, Executive...
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What’s behind the arrests in Turkey?
Over two dozen people were arrested in raids against media critical of Turkish president. (OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images) A wave of arrests Sunday morning shook Turkey and made headline news throughout...
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Moving Together to End Police Brutality
South African police block a march by protesting miners in Rustenburg after a security crackdown in the restive platinum belt where officers shot dead 34 strikers (Photo Credit: Alexander...
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From US to Brazil: Say Their Names
Demonstrators march through the Manguinhos favela to protest against police killings of blacks on August 22, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Every year, Brazil’s police are responsible for around 2,000...
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