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26 Nov 2021
Urgent Appeal to the UN regarding police violence in the state of Rio de Janeiro
The Arns Commission is one of the signatories of the Urgent Appeal sent to the United Nations (UN) and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in order to present information about serious human rights violations that occurred on November 20, 21, and 22, at the Complexo do Salgueiro, in the city of São Gonçalo, Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro.
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4 Nov 2021
PN #42 – In repudiation of the São Gonçalo massacre
Considering the high rate of police lethality in Brazil, we believe that state governments must fulfill their duties regarding the management and control of security forces by seriously facing these human rights violations.
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4 Nov 2021
Public Note #41 – The ones responsible for the savagery that took place in the Prado settlement must be identified and punished
In the face of such unspeakable violence, the Arns Commission, faithful to its commitment to defend human rights, demands swift action from the governor of Bahia, Rui Costa, in order to identify and hold accountable those responsible for the crime perpetrated against the community of Fábio Henrique.
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1 Nov 2021
Public Note #40 – Redress for the journalists attacked by Jair Bolsonaro’s security guards
To the journalists of BBC Brasil, Folha de S. Paulo, TV Globo, and UOL, victims of a violence that at the same time outrages and embarrasses us, we express our profound solidarity. We are sure that these professionals will continue their daily work, defending the right to information, freedom of expression, and democracy.
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20 Oct 2021
Public Note #39 – In solidarity with the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil, the Archbishop of Aparecida, and Pope Francis
The Arns Commission hopes that the Ethics Commission and the São Paulo Parliament will put an end – in accordance with the law and with the exercise of the right of defense – to the mandate of this deputy who has only belittled the São Paulo Legislature with his hate speeches and tributes to torturers and dictators.
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17 Oct 2021
Public Note #38 – The Federal Council of Medicine and public health in Brazil
Brazilian physicians who honor, day after day, the Hippocratic Oath by risking their lives and the health of their families do not deserve the Federal Council of Medicine, which is expressing itself with such irresponsibility. We now give the floor to the Federal Court in São Paulo.
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4 Oct 2021
Arns Commission takes to the streets in defense of human rights
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1 Oct 2021
Former ministers unite against Bolsonaro to denounce coup threat
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28 Sep 2021
Former Ministers release manifesto in favor of human rights
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16 Sep 2021
Public Note #37 – For the rights and the survival of the Piripkura ethnicity
The Arns Commission denounces the deforestation that threatens the last representatives of the PIRIPKURA Indigenous ethnicity and their lands in the northwestern region of the state of Mato Grosso.
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23 Aug 2021
Lawsuit in defense of the National Committee to Prevent and Combat Torture
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20 Aug 2021
The Arns Commission has sent an official representation to the Federal Supreme Court against Augusto Aras
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4 Aug 2021
G6 delivers a letter in solidarity with the President of the Superior Electoral Court and in support of electronic voting machines
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8 Jul 2021
UN: The Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) and the Arns Commission denounce attacks against freedom of expression
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7 Jul 2021
Organizations make an Urgent Appeal to the UN in favor of Indigenous lands in Brazil
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9 Jun 2021
The Arns Commission files a Constitutional Lawsuit to the Federal Supreme Court on the National Security Law
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5 Jun 2021
Public Note #36 – Freedom of expression is not a case for the police
Always acting in defense of freedom of expression as a fundamental right, both in Brazil and internationally, the Arns Commission expresses its support to Rocha de Barros, while denouncing the increasing judicial harassment that journalists from various parts of the country have been suffering.
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1 Jun 2021
Arns Commission denounces human rights violations in Jacarezinho to the UN
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22 May 2021
Public Note #35 – Our struggle for human rights continues!
Proudly counts on distinguished human rights defenders in Brazil and worldwide, among its founders, The Arns Commission will continue to work tirelessly, guided by one conviction: History will remember those who gave their lives to protect human dignity but will be merciless to those who defend torture, intolerance, and hatred.
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6 May 2021
Public Note #34 – The Jacarezinho Massacre: to put an end to police violence in favelas
It is necessary to react to this slaughter! May the governor of Rio, who was sworn in just five days ago, assume responsibility for this ill-fated operation. The competent authorities must ensure the preservation of the areas where the deaths took place.
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