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Brazil: Ministry Silences Report on Human Rights in Belo Monte

Posted 15 March 2012 12:01 GMT

Written byRaphael Tsavkko Garcia

Countries	Brazil
Topics	Freedom of Speech, Development, Governance, Human Rights, Politics, Citizen Media, Digital Activism
Languages	Portuguese

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· Brasil: Ministra Silencia Relatório sobre Direitos Humanos em Belo Monte

Brazilian journalist Leonardo Sakamoto comments [pt] on a news [pt] about a report he wrote for the government that denounces human rights abuses [pt] in the region affected by the Belo Monte Dam. The news points that almost one year after the visit, the report hasn't been formally discussed by the Ministry of the Special Secretariat of Human Rights.

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