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The Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous History and Culture Law (Law No. 11.645/2008) is a Brazilian law mandating the teaching of Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous History and Culture which was passed and entered into effectiveness on March 10, 2008. It amends Law No. 9.394, of December 20, 1996, modified by Law No. 10.639, of January 9, 2003, which ...
The National Council for the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transvestite, Transsexual, Queer, Intersex, Asexual and Other People, formerly the National Council for Combating Discrimination and Promoting the Rights of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals (Conselho Nacional de Combate à Discriminação LGBT, CNCD/LGBT) until 2018, is an executive council under the ...
Anti-discrimination laws vary by jurisdiction with regard to the types of discrimination that are prohibited, and also the groups that are protected by that legislation. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Commonly, these types of legislation are designed to prevent discrimination in employment, housing, education, and other areas of social life, such as public ...
Racism was made illegal under Brazil's anti-discrimination laws, which were passed in the 1950s after Katherine Dunham, an African-American dancer touring Brazil, was barred from a hotel. [5] Nonetheless, race has been the subject of multiple intense debates over the years within the country.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Human rights in Brazil" ... Human rights in Brazil; A. Anti-discrimination laws in Brazil; B.
Brazilian Society of Public Law (SBDP) Gay Group of Bahia (GGB) Institute of Bioethics, Humans Rights and Gender (ANIS) International Law Study Group of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (GEDI - UFMG) Association of Transvestites and Transexuals of Minas Gerais (ASSTRAV) Center of Fight for Free Sexual Orientation (CELLOS)
Some 300 squatters, who have called the abandoned building home for several months now, are offering shelter to those seeking refuge from hate crimes.
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 ...