Human Rights
In Brazil, Every Hour Seven People Are Killed. That’s 61,600 Murders a Year
The number of violent deaths registered during 2016 in Brazil reached 61,600, a 4.7% ...
Brazilian Young Indians Become Rappers to Fight for Land Rights
The opening ceremony of Brazil’s World Cup in 2014 also marked the kickoff of ...
What the World Can Learn from a Moribund Liberation Theology
This June saw the passing of two of our generation’s most fascinating and controversial ...
German Candymaker Caught Using Mistreated Pigs and Slave Labor in Brazil
Germany’s global candymaker Haribo was forced on the defensive on Thursday after a documentary ...
New Labor Rules Will Make Slave Work Still More Common in Brazil
Victims of slave labor in Brazil are less likely to be rescued following a ...
On Paper, Brazilian Indians Live in the Best of the Worlds. In Reality, It’s Another Story
In a remote corner of far-western Brazil lies the Vale do Javari, home to ...
The Brazilian Experience: How Black Rage Turns into Revolt
Brazilian black movements have been organizing and protesting against racial violence and injustice for ...
Brazilian Indians Losing the Few Rights They Conquered in the Last Few Years
A ten-year anniversary of the United Nation’s landmark recognition of indigenous rights finds slow ...
After Massacre Amazon Indians from Brazil Appeal to the World for Help
Brazilian Indians have appealed for global assistance to prevent further killings after the reported ...
Goldminers in Brazil Massacre Over Ten Indians from an Uncontacted Tribe
Public prosecutors in Brazil have opened an investigation after reports that illegal goldminers in ...
