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Ministério dos Direitos Humanos e da Cidadania
Americas | Brazil
News
2023

Brazil: Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship (MDHC) To Publish an Inter-Ministerial Decree to Structure the National Policy on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders

MDHC The challenges for the construction of the National Plan for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders were presented this...
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Carvalho, de Marchi Pereira de Souza, Mendonça Dias
Colombia | Mexico | Americas | Brazil
Paper or analysis
2016

Americas: Analysis of Protection Policies in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico

Protection Policies for Human Rights Defenders is a publication by Human Rights Review Sur on the experiences with policies for...
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Justiça Global. Terra de Direitos
Americas | Brazil
Paper or analysis
2021

Brazil: The Beginning of the End? A critical report on the protection of human rights defenders

Justiça Global and Terra de Direitos have launched “The Beginning of the End?” (“Começo do fim?”, in Portuguese), a critical...
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Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Americas | Brazil
Law or decree or similar (incl. proposals)
2021

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro. Law 9322/21 Creating the State Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders

The legislative assembly of the state of Rio de Janeiro resolves to create the State Program for the Protection of...
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Presidência da Repúblic a Brasileira
Americas | Brazil
Law or decree or similar (incl. proposals)
2019

Brazil: Decree No. 9.937 creating a Protection Programme for Human Rights Defenders, Communicators and Environmentalists

On the 24th of July 2019, Brazil adopted Decree 9937. This decree “establishes the protection programme for human rights defenders,...
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Portal Camara dos Deputados
Americas | Brazil
Law or decree or similar (incl. proposals)
2009

Brazil: Draft Law 4575/2009 creating the Protection Programme for Human Rights Defenders

On the 29th of January 2009, the Draft Law 4575/2009 creating the Protection Programme for Human Rights Defenders was presented...
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Presidência da República
Americas | Brazil
Law or decree or similar (incl. proposals)
2007

Brazil: Decree no. 6044 creating a National Public Policy for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders

On the 12th of February 2007, the government of Brasil adopted decree no. 6044, approving the National Policy on the...
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