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Ronnie Lessa (member of Esquadrão da Morte). Brazil's National Truth Commission, a restorative justice body convened to study human rights abuses in Brazil, recognized 434 political killings and forced disappearances between 1946 and 1988, majority of which occurred during the military dictatorship's rule from 1964 to 1985.
Brazil's intention to build nuclear reactors with West Germany's help created tensions with the U.S. which did not want to see a nuclear Brazil. After the election of Jimmy Carter as president, a greater emphasis was put on human rights. The new Harkin Amendment limited American military assistance to countries with human rights violations ...
Brazil officially declared neutrality on August 4, 1914. At the beginning of the war, although neutral, it faced a complicated social and economic situation. The Brazilian economy was largely based on exports of agricultural products such as coffee, latex, and very limited industrial manufacturing.
Human rights in Brazil include the right to life and freedom of speech; and condemnation of slavery and torture. The nation ratified the American Convention on Human Rights . [ 1 ] The 2017 Freedom in the World report by Freedom House gives Brazil a score of "2" for both political rights and civil liberties; "1" represents the most free, and "7 ...
The National Human Rights Commission of India (abbreviated as NHRC) is a statutory body constituted on 12 October 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Ordinance of 28 September 1993. [1] It was given a statutory basis by the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (PHRA). [ 2 ]
Human shield war postcard by Sergey Solomko. A human shield is a non-combatant (or a group of non-combatants) who either volunteers or is forced to shield a legitimate military target in order to deter the enemy from attacking it. [1] The concept of human shields as a resistance measure was created by Mahatma Gandhi as a weapon of resistance.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -China and Brazil on Friday pressed ahead with an effort to gather developing countries behind a plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine, despite Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...
Human rights abuses in Brazil (9 C, 13 P) A. Abolitionism in Brazil (1 C, 8 P) ... National Truth Commission; P. Bruno Pereira; Murder of Bruno Pereira and Dom ...