WOLA: Advocacy for Human Rights in the Americas
1 Aug 2012 | Podcast | News

Brazil Security and Human Rights Update

Adam talks to Joe Bateman, WOLA’s Program Officer for Brazil, about what he’s learned on 3 recent visits. Topics include citizen security and policing, human rights and the new Truth Commission, and Brazil’s foreign policy and relations with Washington.

  • The website of the Brazilian Forum on Public Safety, the organization that convened the meeting mentioned in the podcast, is here.
  • The CESEC survey of police officers mentioned in the podcast is here (PDF).
  • The CAF analysis of Rio de Janeiro’s favela pacification program mentioned in the podcast is here (PDF courtesy of the Rio Real blog).
  • The homepage of Brazil’s new Truth Commission, mentioned in the podcast, is here.

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