Police violence is a daily reality in Brazil, especially in marginalized areas such as Maré, one of the largest favela ...

André Galdino de Oliveira is an undergraduate student in law at the State University of Rio de Janeiro(UERJ) and a co-founder of Data & Justice.

Aline Galdino de Oliveira is a master’s student in engineering systems and computer science at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), a researcher in AI/machine learning, and a co-founder of ...

Aristênio Gomes dos Santos is a master’s student in history at the Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ) and a co-founder of Data & Justice.

La violencia policial es una realidad cotidiana en Brasil, especialmente en zonas marginadas como Maré, uno de los complejos de favelas más grandes de Río de Janeiro. Más de 140 000 residentes de Maré ...

Digital platforms have a responsibility to protect human rights defenders, even when threats are not explicit. Independent oversight can help. Earlier this year, Meta’s Oversight Board (the Board) ...

A principios de este año, la Junta de Supervisión de Meta (la Junta) revocó una decisión de Facebook de mantener una publicación dirigida a una destacada defensora de los derechos humanos (DDH) ...

When world leaders gather in Belém for COP30, they will once again hail the Amazon as the lungs of the planet. Much attention will focus on cattle ranching, soy expansion, oil drilling, and ...

Cuando los líderes mundiales se reúnan en Belém para la COP30, volverán a alabar al Amazonas como el pulmón del planeta. Gran parte de la atención se centrará en la ganadería, la expansión de la soja, ...

Sofía Jarrín Hidalgo, an Ecuadorian anthropologist and international advocacy advisor for the Western Amazon at Amazon Watch, has over 16 years of experience in human rights and environmental justice.

Raphael Hoetmer, a Dutch researcher, educator, and activist, has lived in Latin America for over two decades. Currently, he is the director of the Western Amazon Program at Amazon Watch, an associate ...