INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR – Setbacks in Democracy and Human Rights in Brazil: Settings and Perspectives

The Coletivo RPU Brasil (Brazil UPR Collective) is a coalition of 31 entities, networks, and collectives from Brazilian civil society. Since its creation in 2017, the coalition has been monitoring human rights in the country through the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism. In 2019, it prepared its first Mid-Term Report. In 2020, due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the Coletivo RPU Brasil chose to formulate a new report, entitled “Civil society report: Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights in the Context of Covid-19”. The goal of the report was to denounce an escalation in human rights violations that have already been evidenced by the group, as well as record new violations that occurred at this time of institutional, health and economic crises due to – but not only – the Covid-19 pandemic. Following the effort to participate in the UPR as a Collective, from 2021 to 2022 we prepared 11 reports between the 3rd and 4th cycles, in which we evaluated the 242 recommendations accepted by the Brazilian State in 2017. From August 29th to September 2nd, our group will be in Geneva with a delegation of Brazilian organizations. The goal is to participate in the Pre-Session organized by UPR -Info and conduct a series of visibility and advocacy activities with the countries’ diplomatic delegations, based on the reports prepared by the Coletivo RPU Brasil. It will also be a time to show the international community the violence and human rights violations we have been experiencing in Brazil in recent years.
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR – Setbacks in Democracy and Human Rights in Brazil: Settings and Perspectives
  • INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR – Setbacks in Democracy and Human Rights in Brazil: Settings and Perspectives
  • 2022-08-31T18:00:00+02:00
  • 2022-08-31T21:00:00+02:00
  • The Coletivo RPU Brasil (Brazil UPR Collective) is a coalition of 31 entities, networks, and collectives from Brazilian civil society. Since its creation in 2017, the coalition has been monitoring human rights in the country through the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism. In 2019, it prepared its first Mid-Term Report. In 2020, due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the Coletivo RPU Brasil chose to formulate a new report, entitled “Civil society report: Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights in the Context of Covid-19”. The goal of the report was to denounce an escalation in human rights violations that have already been evidenced by the group, as well as record new violations that occurred at this time of institutional, health and economic crises due to – but not only – the Covid-19 pandemic. Following the effort to participate in the UPR as a Collective, from 2021 to 2022 we prepared 11 reports between the 3rd and 4th cycles, in which we evaluated the 242 recommendations accepted by the Brazilian State in 2017. From August 29th to September 2nd, our group will be in Geneva with a delegation of Brazilian organizations. The goal is to participate in the Pre-Session organized by UPR -Info and conduct a series of visibility and advocacy activities with the countries’ diplomatic delegations, based on the reports prepared by the Coletivo RPU Brasil. It will also be a time to show the international community the violence and human rights violations we have been experiencing in Brazil in recent years.
  • Wann 31.08.2022 von 18:00 bis 21:00 (Europe/Berlin / UTC200)
  • Wo Maison Internationale des Associations (Rue des Savoises 15, 1205 Geneva)
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With this in mind, we will hold the International Seminar – Setbacks in Democracy and Human
Rights in Brazil: Settings and Perspectives –, which will take place in Geneva, on 08/31/2022, at
18:00, Geneva, Switzerland Time (13:00, Brasília, Brazil Time). The seminar aims to inform and
denounce the Brazilian reality to the international community and stimulate synergies for the
defense of democracy and human rights in the country.
The seminar will be open to the participation of organized civil society (both Brazilian and
International), academia, churches, cooperation organizations, and representatives of international
bodies and organizations.
We would like to invite you and your organization to join us in this important event to address the
reality we are experiencing in our country and join efforts to denounce and build alternatives that
strengthen the struggles of social movements and democracy in Brazil.


Information:
What: International Seminar – Setbacks in Democracy and Human Rights in Brazil: Scenarios and Perspectives – Geneva.
Location: Maison Internationale des Associations (Rue des Savoises 15, 1205 Geneva)
When: August 31, 2022
Time: 18:00, Geneva, Switzerland Time – 13:00, Brasília, Brazil Time

Interpretation: Simultaneous interpretation (Portuguese-English-Portuguese and Portuguese-French-Portuguese) will be available (simultaneous via zoom or consecutive).

Schedule:
18:00 – Arrival, brief presentation of the Coletivo RPU Brasil and presentation of the participants
(name, organization/representation)
Enéias da Rosa (AMDH)
Fernanda Lapa (IDDH)
Coletivo Grito
18:15 - Presentation of objectives, seminar proposal, and panel composition
Paulo Carbonari – National Human Rights Movement Brazil - MNDH
Alessandra Nilo - GESTOS
18:30 – Round table: Setbacks in Democracy and Human Rights in Brazil: Settings and Perspectives
(7 minutes per person)
- Denialism, Covid19 pandemic, and violations of the right to health
Fernando Pigatto (CNS President)
- Failure to comply with national and international commitments amid the dismantling of
educational policy
Andressa Pellanda (National Campaign for the Right to Education)
- Intensification of Racism and violence against women
Mônica Sacramento (Criola)
- Attacks on Indigenous Peoples, Traditional Peoples and the Environment
Erileide Guarani Kaiowá (Leader of the Guarani Kaiowá people - MS)
- More weapons, more torture: human rights defenders and Criminal Justice as targets of hate
Antonio Neto (Justiça Global)
- Violence against LGBTQIA+, hate speech, and loss of sexual and reproductive rights
Mariah Rafaela Cordeiro Gonzaga da Silva (Grupo Conexão G de Cidadania LGBT de Favelas)
- Political and institutional violence and the electoral process in Brazil
Nilza Iraci (The Geledés Black Woman Institute)
19:30 – Break (15 minutes)
19:45 – Plenary speeches (additional remarks, manifestations, and questions)
20:30 – Final remarks by the panel members
20:50 – Systematization of challenges and perspectives in face of the potential settings in Brazil (panel mediation)
21:00 – Acknowledgements and conclusion of the seminar