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Alyne da Silva Pimentel v. Brazil (Communication No. 17/2008)

Alyne Pimentel, an Afro-Brazilian woman, died at 28 years old of complications resulting from her pregnancy, after a health center in Rio de Janeiro failed to provide for appropriate and timely access to emergency obstetric care. Pimentel's death could have been prevented, if the health center had correctly diagnosed and treated her for intrauterine fetal death. Pimentel's death is not an isolated case.

Jan. 18, 2011: No One's Water

"People displaced due to Tucurui dam in Brazil have been left aside..."

SMWG Human Rights Mutual-Learning Workshop and 3rd Solidarity Visit, 2010

From the 8th to the 13th of November 2010, ESCR-Net's Social Movement and Grassroots Working Group (SMWG) celebrated its Human Rights Mutual-Learning Workshop and 3rd...

Brazil: Resolve tensions between farmers and agribusiness in Paraná

ESCR-Net requested that the Brazilian government take steps in response to the violence and tension that broke out at Sygenta Seeds farm in Paraná, Brazil. It was called on to secure the safety and protect the human rights of the members of MST and Via Campesina, the two groups involved, and to take measures to disband the private security company that caused the violence.

Terra de Direitos

Country:

Brazil

Working Group(s) / Area(s) of Work:

Corporate Accountability

Strategic Litigation

OP-ICESCR

Federação de Órgãos para Assistência Social e Educacional (FASE)

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Brazil

Working Group(s) / Area(s) of Work:

Women & ESCR

OP-ICESCR

Movimento dos Atingidos por Barragens (MAB)

Country:

Brazil

Working Group(s) / Area(s) of Work:

Corporate Accountability

Social Movements & Grassroots Groups

OP-ICESCR

Conectas Direitos Humanos

Country:

Brazil

Working Group(s) / Area(s) of Work:

Corporate Accountability

Strategic Litigation

OP-ICESCR

Instituto Pólis

Country:

Brazil

Working Group(s) / Area(s) of Work:

OP-ICESCR

Urgent Action - Support MST!

We call on you with an urgent request to support the Landless Worker’s Movement (MST in Portuguese) and Via Campesina in Brazil. We have sent a letter of support on behalf of ESCR-Net, calling on the government to protect the lives and respect the human rights of members of MST and their partners. Due to the urgency and seriousness of this situation, we would ask you to consider sending a separate letter from your own organization.