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Human Rights Activists Threatened by UPP Officers

By email from the Network of Communities Against Violence: In Brazil today we are experiencing a weakening of democracy. This current period is characterized by threats and intimidation attempts (and in many cases successful assassination […]

The Media Role in the Removal of Vila Taboinha

By Tiago Donato • November 13, 2010

This past week, residents of the community of Vila Taboinha, in the far West Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, were faced with their forced eviction and successfully resisted. Residents settled in the […]