At the 13th edition of the World Social Forum (WSF) and in the year in which CESE is celebrating 45 years of operations, the team joined thousands of activists to shout out against the rights violations suffered around the world. Social movements, grassroots organizations, trade unions, student movements, international delegations and cooperation agencies marched together […]
Between 12 and 16 March, Salvador (Bahia) received the World Forum on Liberation Theology. Held at the Convent of the Mercedarian Sisters in Rio Vermelho, the event brought together different expressions of faith from different parts of the world: Brazil, Chile, Canada, the United States, Mexico, India, Belgium, Spain and Kenya. A spiritual moment, whose […]
A historic meeting will take place on 14 April at the Castro Alves Theatre, when singer and composer Gilberto Gil will take to the stage accompanied by Maestro Letieres Leite and the Orkestra Rumpilezz. The show “Music and Human Rights”, commemorates the project’s fourth edition and the start of celebrations to mark 45 years since […]
The conflicted relationship between the remaining residents of the Rio dos Macacos Quilombo (Simões Filho, Greater Salvador) and the Brazilian Navy was the focus of a public hearing held on Wednesday 28 February at the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office in Salvador, Bahia. At the hearing, the Commander of the Aratu Naval Base reiterated their proposal […]
Justiça Global has sent a report to the United Nations and the Organization of American States (OAS) denouncing the military intervention decreed by the Federal Government in the State of Rio de Janeiro. The document sets out the various irregularities in the decree that instituted the intervention and signals its absolute incompatibility with the international […]
On the morning of Wednesday 21 February, CESE and the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB: Coordenação das Organizações Indígenas da Amazônia) came together to improve understanding about indigenous peoples, to examine issues about rights violations and to identify challenges for these populations, towards a future partnership between these organizations. The aim […]
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