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3 Aug 2019
Public Note #6 – Solidarity to the journalists from The Intercept Brasil
Today, in denouncing the atmosphere of intimidation against Glenn Greenwald and his team, the Arns Commission joins the democratic voices that, once again in Brazil, are raised to remember that there is no possible coexistence between journalism and authoritarianism.
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2 Aug 2019
Public Note #5 – In Defense of the Special Commission on Political Deaths and Disappearances
The President of the Republic, whether by dismantling the Commission, or even before, by depriving it of the resources to act, under the pretext of now calling itself “a right-wing government”, ignores the Democratic Rule of Law and the need to comply with the law and judicial decisions, in order to govern the country for all Brazilians.
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1 Aug 2019
Public Note #4 – In deference to the right to memory and truth
It is an urgent moment for solving the problem of increasing unemployment rates, rebuilding the economy, and strengthening democratic freedoms, without hate speech and statements/words that only divide and destroy.
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28 Jun 2019
The Arns Commission and the IDDD denounce the dismantling of the agency against torture to the PGR
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18 Jun 2019
Public Note #3 – For the preservation of Criminal Justice principles
The Arns Commission declares its concern with the non-observance of the constitutional principles that govern the punitive activity of the State, oriented at the preservation of human dignity and individual rights, and which constitute one of the pillars of the Democratic Rule of Law.
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5 Jun 2019
Public Note #2 – In support of the Waimiri Atroari people
The threat that currently looms over this people stems from the Manaus-Boa Vista Electricity Interconnection Program, due to the construction of the Tucuruí Transmission Line.
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24 May 2019
Public Note #1 – In support of the São Paulo Police Ombudsman
The Arns Commission understands that, from the experience of its members, the Ombudsman must continue to operate and act, in order to ensure its mission as a collaborative public security governance body, and only those indifferent to law enforcement and the safeguard of the constitutional rights of citizens should be afraid of it.
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10 Feb 2019
Human Rights for All
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, recognized as a moral achievement of humanity, turned seventy years old last December. "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood" (Article 1). We celebrate this date with faith and hope, but also with an acute affliction caused by the insecurity about the future of our country, with several examples of human rights violations, as well as of indifference and manipulation of data, which also leads to impunity for those responsible.
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