![]() ![]() The success of body cameras in Sao Paulo had influenced this. In the ensuing discussion, the delegation, in response to Experts’ questions concerning police violence, said a system for registered deaths caused by police, and an increased use of body cameras, were other proposed measures to combat institutional violence. A council for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people was created, and the new Ministry of Indigenous Peoples would aid in undoing the harm of illegal mining and logging in previous years. ![]() To that end, the country established several working groups which would generate new policies addressing the root causes of discrimination for black youth and political violence against women. Therefore, the Government recognized the need to empower populations who had experienced historical discrimination, including black, indigenous, homeless people, quilombos and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community. For Brazil, the right to life bolstered its rights policies, but specifically the right to conditions which guaranteed a dignified existence. Rita Cristiana De Oliveira, Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship, and head of the delegation, introducing the report, said Brazil was in the midst of a total reconstruction of its human rights policies, following their active dismantling in recent years, during a dark period in the country’s history. Could the delegation provide specific examples of laws, cases, and justice? How would hate speech from political officials be addressed? Could the delegation provide information on measures taken to reduce the death rate from police operations, such as body cameras, which dramatically reduced the death rate by 76 percent in Sao Paulo following their implementation in 2022?Īnother Expert said hate speech in the country was concerning. ![]() The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Brazil on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending the creation of the Mandela project, and raising issues concerning persistent police violence and hate speech.Ī Committee Expert said that the Mandela project to address human rights violations in prisons was commendable.Īnother Expert said excessive and sometimes lethal police violence had been unacceptably high for more than a decade and the victims were disproportionately young Afro-Brazilian men from poor communities. ![]()
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