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Infusing Participation in Pacification: The New Executive Commission for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Pacification Policy

By Valentina Romanin • April 30, 2015

Almost seven years after the implementation of the first Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) in Santa Marta, the ambitious security policy aiming to wrest control of favela territories from drug gangs is showing major weaknesses. As 2015 began with […]

“Most People Have No Knowledge About Their Rights”: Seminar Promotes Legal Education among Community Leaders on Housing Rights and Police Brutality

By Valentina Romanin • April 29, 2015

On March 28 the University of Rio de Janeiro State (UERJ) hosted the First FAFERJ Community Education Seminar, organized by the Federation of Favelas’ Associations of Rio de Janeiro State (FAFERJ) in partnership with the Lawyers’ Collective (CDA). The […]