The Regional Federal Tribunal (TRF-3), in a watershed judgment, ruled that prescription or statute of limitations was not applicable to claims of reparation by a victim of torture during the military regime in the 1970s. The Court accepted the arguments of ICJ Commissioner Belisário dos Santos Jr. (more…)
An opinion piece by Belisário dos Santos Júnior, ICJ Commissioner & Member of ICJ’s Executive Committee (more…)
The ICJ today joined other NGOs in condemning and calling for proper investigation of the killing of human rights defender Marielle Franco in Brazil, at the Human Rights Council. (more…)
An opinion editorial by Belisário dos Santos Júnior, a Brazilian lawyer who is a member of ICJ’s Executive Committee. (more…)
IV. Assessment of the situation A. General Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons 32. The Special Rapporteur notes with concern that little data exist on lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in conflict with the law in Brazil. Few people declare themselves as such in prison, the great majority of incidents are not reported […]
IX. Conclusions and recommendations B. Recommendations 6. Cross-cutting concerns 121. Particular attention should also be paid to multiple forms of discrimination, including for minority women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex individuals and communities and youth. Link to full text of the report: Report-SRMinorities-Brazil-2016-eng
