-
Media Roundup on Protests, Police Brutality and Brazil’s World Cup
Following the close of the World Cup, we pull together a list of select English-language news coverage on protests, police brutality and video in Brazil published during the tournament.
WITNESS
July 22, 2014
-
What We’re Reading: July 19 Edition
The future of cinema, passwords and digital security, the implementation of police cameras in law enforcement agencies across the nation and much more.
WITNESS
July 19, 2014
-
Brazil’s Urban Occupations Demand Their Government Recognize Housing as a Human Right
Activists in Brazil have been occupying land and abandoned buildings for more than 20 years. They use multiple tactics including legal action to try to win legal deeds to land and property and pressing the government to recognize the right to housing for all.
WITNESS
July 12, 2014
-
Citizen Videos Capturing Police Violence at Protests in Brazil Used as Evidence
Citizen video has become a critical resource in the struggle to ensure rights and in cases to prosecute police violence in Brazilian cities.
WITNESS
July 10, 2014
-
Human Rights Video From Israel and Palestine, Brazil, Syria
An American teen describes being beaten in Jerusalem, Brazilian activists question police conduct, and an update on police abuse in South Africa.
WITNESS
July 9, 2014
-
World Cup Final Four Not the End for Human Rights Defenders
As the World Cup comes to a close, a new campaign highlights the courageous and critical work of Human Rights Defenders from the nations represented at the tournament.
WITNESS
July 8, 2014
-
World Cup Futebol and Freedom of Expression in Brazil: An Update
Videos curated by the Human Rights Channel highlight the reality of discontent surrounding the World Cup, and the ongoing threats to civil and economic rights during the large-scale sporting event.
WITNESS
July 3, 2014
-
Human Rights Video Weekly: Brazil, Kenya and Sri Lanka
This week, in addition to videos documenting crack downs on the World Cup protests, we bring you footage from local media reports on violence in Kenya and Sri Lanka. Finally, we bring you an update on the rising tensions between Israel and Palestine instigated by a massive search for three missing seminary students.
WITNESS
June 17, 2014
-
To Protect or Punish: New Anti-Terrorism Law Proposed in Brazil Could Curb Right To Protest
A proposed anti-terrorism law in Brazil could criminalize the actions of social movements and public protests.
WITNESS
June 14, 2014
-
What We’re Reading: World Cup 2014 Editon
The country may love the beautiful game but hosting the World Cup has activists protesting human rights abuse and inequalities in Brazil.
WITNESS
June 13, 2014
-
Call for Videos on Police Violence During World Cup Protests
As protestors in Brazil take to the streets during the World Cup, WITNESS has created a collaborative database to track ongoing police violence.
Priscila Néri
June 12, 2014
-
Access to Transportation Denied in Many of Brazil’s World Cup Cities
While the country invested large amounts of money into the mega sporting event, critics say it did not do the same for the nation's transportation infrastructure.
WITNESS
June 9, 2014
-
3 Years After a Forced Eviction, Only Empty Promises and Rubble Where Homes Once Stood
In addition to the Santos family, 93 others are evicted from a community in Rio de Janeiro for an infrastructure project ahead of the 2014 World Cup, however three years after the eviction the project remains unrealized.
WITNESS
June 4, 2014
-
Mapping Our Materials: The Forced Evictions Advocacy Toolkit Goes Global
Highlights from Brazil, Burma, Colombia, Egypt, Philippines and Scotland on how the Forced Evictions Advocacy Toolkit is being used by activists, artists and communities. Part one of a two-part series.
Jackie Zammuto
May 16, 2014
-
What We’re Reading, May 16, 2014
From Afghanistan to Brazil, from trends in journalism to digital security and privacy, see what WITNESS staff are reading about this week.
WITNESS
May 16, 2014