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Brazil: 30 murdered by Rio death squad
Press release 31 Mar 2005
- Rio 2016: 'Cross-Fire', new app to document gun violence in Rio ahead of Olympics
Press release 04 Jul 2016- Looking for Rio - Saturday 7 June
From Sugarloaf and Corcovado to Copacabana beach and cramped favelas, football is everywhere in Rio de Janeiro. Like Carnival, the game is an expression of the spirit and soul of the people of Brazil. Seeking to capture this phenomenon, Eric Cantona…
25 Apr 2014- Honduras: Rio Blanco land defenders' protection extended
04 Feb 2020- Team Refugees make history at Rio 2016
This summer, for the first time ever, ten refugee athletes competed on the world’s stage at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
02 Sep 2016- The deadly side of the Rio 2016 Olympics
Rio de Janeiro will soon be home to the Olympic Games 2016. But there's a darker side to the glitz and glamour of this year’s host nation. One in five people killed in Rio died as a result from police interventions in 2015. The majority were young, black…
01 Jun 2016- Brazil 2014 - Eric Cantona looks ahead to Rio
29 May 2014- Brazil: Police massacre in Rio de Janeiro favela 'reprehensible'
At least 25 people killed in Jacarezinho neighbourhood after police operation
Press release 07 May 2021- Brazil: New report shows police killings rife ten years after massacres
Press release 27 Aug 2003- Outcome: Rio Blanco land defenders' protection extended
The Honduran government has agreed to new and continued protective measures for members of the Río Blanco community.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Jan 2020- UK: Investigate Rio Tinto's role in potential Burma sanctions busting
Press release 16 Apr 2015- Rio 2016: A legacy of police killings and repressed protests
Blog post 30 Aug 2016- RIOS MONTT...
Blog post 07 Jun 2007- Brazil: Amnesty International activists deliver 'body bags' to Rio 2016 organisers
Press release 27 Jul 2016- Brazil: "One of deadliest cities on earth" - warning ahead of Rio Olympics
Press release 31 May 2016- Brazil: Huge spike in number of police killings in Rio ahead of Olympics
Press release 01 Jul 2016- Brazil: Authorities must prevent bloodbath in the 'real City of God'
Press release 06 Oct 2004- Rio 2016: Surge in killings by police sparks fear in favelas 100 days before Olympics
Press release 26 Apr 2016- Pussy Riot: Where is Nadya?
Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova is currently serving a two year prison sentence for ‘hooliganism on the grounds of religious hatred’ after she and her band mates played a gig in Moscow’s main Orthodox cathedral, miming along to lyrics that…
19 Nov 2013- Urgent Action update: Land defenders in Río Blanco still at risk
On 16 July, COPINH reported new attacks that affected at least 25 families of the community of Río Blanco, Honduras.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Aug 2019 - Rio 2016: 'Cross-Fire', new app to document gun violence in Rio ahead of Olympics