Conectas Human Rights, Institute for Defense of the Right to Defense (IDDD), Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), and the Alana Institute are arguing a case in Brazil’s Supreme Court against the attempt by the Bolsonaro administration to change the country’s legislative process, which would have the ultimate effect of letting it decree laws without the review of…
Lawyer with expertise in the not-for-profit sector, civil society, human rights and people with disabilities. Served as special adviser for the Minister of Government for the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil from 2011 to 2016.
CEJIL works to defend people whose rights have been infringed in order to change and improve the pressing realities of those who live it. CEJIL prioritizes those who are most at risk – such as human rights defenders, children, and women.
Established in 1990, CEPIA is a non profit organization based in Rio de Janeiro that conducts educational and social intervention projects that empower women and youth. The organization conducts legal advocacy for public policies that incorporate a gender perspective, with a focus on issues of sexual and reproductive rights, violence, and access to justice. The…