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Political Violence Through Fake News: A New Face to the Criminalization of Poverty and Favela Community Organizers

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Yasmin Quaife • April 24, 2023

Clique aqui para Português The criminalization of poverty is not a new phenomenon. It presents as a manifestation of prejudice, xenophobia, racism, classism, and social discrimination that exists around the world, towards our most vulnerable. […]

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‘Marielle Lives On! Favelas Rebuilding Brazil’ Promotes Discussion about Marielle Franco’s Legacy [IMAGES]

By Priscila Silva • Translation by Felix Foot • March 29, 2023

Clique aqui para Português The event Marielle Lives On! Favelas Rebuilding the Country was held by the Marielle Franco Favelas Dictionary in partnership with the Institute of Scientific and Technological Communication and Information in Health […]

#MarielleLegacy

‘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 […]

#MarielleLegacy

Five Years After Her Political Femicide, Rio de Janeiro Has Failed to Implement Any of the Legislation Introduced by Marielle Franco

By Tatiana Lima • Translation by Cristina Fornara • March 25, 2023

Clique aqui para Português Her legacy can’t just be symbolic. The Brazilian State owes her relatives, Brazilian society, and the international community an answer to the question of who ordered the assassination of Marielle Franco […]

*Highlight

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, […]

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