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Plataforma Dhesca chosen as president of Brazil's National Human Rights Council

ESCR-Net member Plataforma Dhesca has been chosen to head the National Human Rights Council (NHRC) in Brazil, which seeks to promote and defend human rights...

New website on extractive industries in Latin America

The Red Latinoamericana sobre Industrias Extractivas (RLIE), of which Fundar, Centro de Análisis e Investigación is a member, launched a new website...

Women and ESCR Working Group members participate in 13th AWID International Forum

Several Women and ESCR Working Group (WESCR WG) members participated in and led sessions at the 2016 13th AWID International Forum, “Feminist Futures: Building Collective Power for Rights and Justice,” from September 8-11 2016 in Bahia, Brazil. These included:...

Collective condemnation of Nilce Magalhaes’ murder underscores need for systemic change

ESCR-Net is deeply saddened to learn of the violent death of Nilce de Souza Magalhães. The body of “Nicinha,” as she was known by her friends and fellow leaders, was found on Tuesday, June 21, in the lake that had been created by the same Jirau Dam, run by the...

ESCR-Net urges Members States of the OAS to resolve the severe financial crisis facing the IACHR

On 3 June 2016, the International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) sent a letter to 34 presidents and prime ministers of Member States of the...

CIEL, DPLF and Conectas co-facilitate discussion on recent mining dam collapse in Brazil

On 1 April 2016, three ESCR-Net members - ...

ESCR-Net members celebrate international day of struggle against dams

The movements of people affected by dams, includding several ESCR-Members, from different Latin-American countries call to organizations, networks, activists and social movements to sum to the mobilizations of the week of March 14...

Justiça Global’s report elaborates on the state of human rights after the tailing dam collapse in Brazil

ESCR-net member Justiça Global published a report Inside the Vale of Mud elaborating on an...

Brazil: justice for the disappearance of Ms. Nilce de Souza Magalhães, human rights activist

São Paulo, 24 January, 2016 TO: Sérgio Condeli, Police Department in the State of Rondonia Francisco Borges Neto, Special Delegate for Repression of Crimes Against Life Elias Chaquian Filho, Promotor of Justice RE: Investigation into the disappearance of Ms. Nilce de Souza Magalhães We, the...

MAB calls for justice for disappeared grassroots leader

The Dam-Affected Movement of Brazil (Movimento dos Atingidos por Barragens – MAB) calls for justice and a thorough, independent and impartial investigation following the disappearance of...