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Campaign urges children to be heard on climate change

Children's rights must be at the center of debates about environmental degradation, global warming, and its consequences, say NGOs that launched a global campaign.

Campanhas vão combater assédio a mulheres durante o carnaval - Foto Madalena Rodrigues/Divulgação Agência Brasil
Human Rights

Reported violations of children’s rights in Brazil at 4,486 this year

From January to December 2021, 18,681 such reports were counted among the complaints filed with Brazil’s Human Rights Ombudsman Office—18.6 percent of the total.

Human Rights

Bill on corporal punishment signed into law

A new law comes into force today (June 27) prohibiting the use of corporal punishment and cruel or degrading treatment as a way to discipline and educate children and adolescents.

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Region with World Cup opening stadium reports child abuse

The district of Itaquera, in eastern São Paulo city, where the stadium to host the opening ceremony of the World Cup was built – Itaquerão – has reported cases of sexual abuse of children and adolescents during the construction period.

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