Stories from UNODC Brazil and the Southern Cone

Papers to Latin American event on STDs, Aids, and viral hepatitis have been approved

25 May, 2012 - The Ministry of Health of Brazil released this week the papers approved to be presented in Sao Paulo, from August 28 th to August 31 st, during the IX Brazilian Congress on Prevention of STDs and AIDS, the II Brazilian Congress on Prevention of Viral Hepatitis, the VI Latin American and Caribbean Forum on HIV/AIDS and STDs, and the V Community Forum.[Read More]

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Brazil to undergo its second Universal Periodic Review this Friday

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23 May 2012 -On 25 May, 2012, during the 13th session of this second cycle of the Working Group of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, the Brazilian State will be examined for the second time regarding the situation of human rights in the country, in the context of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).[Read More]

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Security management in the Prison System - a challenge to be aware of

18 May, 2012 - The challenges on the management of prison systems have increased. More and more, organized crime takes advantage of new technologies and benefits brought by globalization to coordinate and lead their businesses from the most furthermore corners. It is increasingly common, in Latin America, to find out that imprisoned organized crime leaders are still giving orders, coordinating crimes, controlling actions or organizing escapes and riots from their own cells. Nor it is difficult to hear that prison inmates escaped through prison´s main door. [Read More]

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