Brazil

194 million people
10,720 USD GNI (PPP)
Internet:
Free
Press:
Partly Free
Free

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Press Releases

Brazil Truth Commission Documents Dictatorship’s Brutality

December 11, 2014

In response to the publication of a National Truth Comission report investigating human rights abuses in Brazil during the 20-year military dictatorship, Freedom House issued the following statement,. 

Issues: 
Democratic Governance, Human Rights Defense, Rule of Law
Regions: 
Americas
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The Democracy Promotion Gap

December 8, 2014

Behind a smokescreen of noninterference, the leading democracies of the global south—Brazil, India, Indonesia, and South Africa—have been weak ambassadors for spreading freedom abroad.

Issues: 
Democratic Governance, Elections
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia-Pacific, Americas
Press Releases

New Report: U.S., Europe, Others Fall Short in Supporting Democracy

November 13, 2014

The world’s leading democracies have a poor record of responding to the rise of authoritarianism in their own regions, according to a Freedom House report released today.

Issues: 
Democratic Governance, Human Rights Defense, U.S. Foreign Policy
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Americas
Press Releases

UN Council Highlights LGBTI Rights

September 26, 2014

The UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution that expressed concern about discrimination and violence against individuals on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Issues: 
Freedom of Association, Human Rights Defense, LGBTI Rights, United Nations
Regions: 

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Special Reports

Evaluation of 2008-2011 UN Human Rights Council Candidates

On May 21, 2008, the UN General Assembly will elect 15 new Human Rights Council members. Twenty countries are candidates. Freedom House and UN Watch evaluated each candidate’s suitability for election to the Human Rights Council by examining its record of human rights protection at home and its record of human rights promotion at the UN.

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