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‘Justice for Marielle’ Festival Unites Artists and Civil Society to Remember 5 Years Without Justice and Demand Answers [IMAGES]

By Bárbara Dias • Translation by Cristina Fornara • March 27, 2023

Clique aqui para Português On March 14, the Marielle Franco Institute held the Justice for Marielle and Anderson Festival in Praça Mauá, downtown Rio de Janeiro. The event aimed to ensure the assassination of City […]

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Food Sovereignty in the Favela! Sustainable Favela Network Event Plants Seeds of Food Sovereignty in Complexo da Penha [VIDEO]

By Sustainable Favela Network • Translation by Ikrom Alajoulin, Isaac Goodwin • November 2, 2022

 Clique aqui para Português On August 6, Serra da Misericórdia, the largest remaining forest in Rio de Janeiro’s North Zone, hosted the first in-person post-pandemic exchange organized by the city’s Sustainable Favela Network (SFN).* […]

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Brazilian Government Reprimanded by UN: Nation is Among 42 Called Out for Inhibiting Cooperation by Human Rights Defenders with the United Nations

By Julio Santos Filho • Translation by Clau Guimarães • October 27, 2022

Clique aqui para Português In September, the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released the report Cooperation with the United Nations, its Representatives and Mechanisms in the Field of Human Rights. In it, […]

by Community Contributors

VII Annual Black July Organizes Debate on Women, Militarization and Politics in Maré’s Casa Palafita and Solidarity Kitchen

By Juliana Pinho • Translation by Ethan Kaimana • August 19, 2022

Clique aqui para Português In 2022, Black July, an international movement dedicated to the fight against militarization, racism and apartheid, organized its seventh edition. Founded in 2016 by mothers and family members of victims of […]

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‘There Are Many More in the Woods!’ Say Favela Residents Following Massacre That Killed 23 #VoicesFromSocialMedia

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Staff • May 30, 2022

Clique aqui para Português So far, the Vila Cruzeiro Massacre in the favelas of Complexo da Penha has left 23 dead and at least 7 wounded. According to local sources, who will not be identified, the […]

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