The Zanetti Human Rights Prize marked the end of the celebrations for CESE's 50th anniversary, which was celebrated throughout 2024. Last December, CESE celebrated the winners of the Zanetti Human Rights Prize. Various organizations and human rights defenders gathered...
By Lucyvanda Amorim (CESE - Coordenadoria Ecumênica de Serviço) As a human rights organisation supporting grassroots movements in Brazil for 51 years, CESE – Coordenadoria Ecumênica de Serviço – views training as a critical strategy to strengthen the fight for rights....
A seminar regarding the “National Policy for the Territorial and Environmental Management of Indigenous Lands (Política Nacional de Gestão Territorial e Ambiental de Terras Indígenas: PNGATI) - advances, challenges and implementation strategies in the indigenous...
With the support of CESE's Small Projects Program, the Terramar Institute and the Center for the Defence of Children and Adolescents (Centro de Defesa da Criança e do Adolescente: CEDECA), the discussion “From the periphery to the coastal zone” brought together 50...
“This year, we, the Guarani and Kaiowá people, had a lot of struggles. And we lost so many young people, so many leaders because of our territory. They fell trying to fulfill their dream of a demarcated territory.” This statement from Janio Kaiowá, Communicator...
The indigenous women of the BR-429 highway emphasize the urgent need for land demarcation, uniting traditions and resistance in defense of their rights. With the support of CESE and the European Union, the Patak Maymu initiative strengthens the voices of the Puruborá,...
In a significant moment of partnership and gathering, reflecting the spirit of the word Dabucury, the Ecumenical Coordination of Service (Coordenadoria Ecumênica de Serviço: CESE) and the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (Coordenação...
Remember the small crops of pumpkin, watermelon, cassava, rice, sugar cane and peanuts? When you move away at flood time, to let the water wash the land, coming in and out of the bays. Catching lunch on the spot. These are Leonida Aires de Souza's memories. Returning...
In the current climate of social, environmental and political challenges, strengthening political advocacy is essential to enable organizations and movements to confront the inequalities and injustices they face. With this in mind, the Political Advocacy Course:...
With support from the Ecumenical Coordination of Service’s (CESE) Small Projects Programme, the Aspodex Association (Association of the Deni People of the Xeruã River), led by Pha Avi Hava Deni, of the Deni people, took part in the 3rd Indigenous Women's March in...
