Justice for Brazilian Human Defender Killing
February 27, 2026
February 27, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb. 27 -- The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued the following statement:
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Justice for Brazilian Human Defender killing
We welcome the Brazilian Supreme Court's conviction yesterday in the emblematic case of five people, including two former lawmakers and a former police commissioner, for their roles in the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro councillor and human rights defender Marielle Franco, . . .
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Justice for Brazilian Human Defender killing
We welcome the Brazilian Supreme Court's conviction yesterday in the emblematic case of five people, including two former lawmakers and a former police commissioner, for their roles in the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro councillor and human rights defender Marielle Franco, . . .