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Aug 1, 20232 min read

FNI launches the Inter-American Human Rights Observatory

Established in 1948, the Organization of American States (OAS) is entrusted with promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms in the...

Jun 25, 20232 min read

FNI and IGC Launch International Human Rights Course at Coimbra, Portugal

Coimbra, Portugal – June 25, 2023 – The Ius Gentium Conimbrigae (IGC) | Human Rights Center of the University of Coimbra, in joint action...

May 29, 20232 min read

FNI concludes new study on Mining and Just Transition in DR Congo and Brasil

The Facts and Norms Institute is pleased to announce a new collaboration with the United Nations, this time to the UN Working Group on...

Apr 30, 20232 min read

Shedding Light on the Shadows of Voluntourism: FNI' New Report for the United Nations

The Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) has recently submitted input to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual...

Apr 17, 20233 min read

FNI and UFMG Slave Labor and Human Trafficking Clinic Provide Comprehensive Report to the UN

In an update to their collaboration from February, 2023, the Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) and the UFMG Slave Labor and Human...

Mar 1, 20233 min read

FNI and UFMG to collaborate with the United Nations on issues of Slave Labor and Human Trafficking

In a joint effort to respond to the call from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, the Facts and Norms...

Nov 17, 20222 min read

Facts and Norms Institute will attend the 2022 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights

The Institute will be represented by professor Henrique Napoleão Alves at the Forum's 11th Session between 28-30 November 2022 Human...

Jul 4, 20224 min read

Human rights study reviews gold mining and mercury poisoning in three different countries

Facts and Norms Institute concludes a submission to the United Nations about mercury, gold mining, and obligations deriving from the...

Jun 20, 20221 min read

Facts and Norms Institute Collaborates with the American Society of International Law

. The Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) proudly announces the commencement of a new collaboration with the American Society of...

Mar 16, 20224 min read

Input to the United Nations examines Slavery and the Informal Economy in Brazil

FNI considers the manifestations of contemporary slavery in different Brazilian regions, the profile of the victims, and how to prevent...

Feb 10, 20223 min read

Human Rights & Internet shutdowns: a systematization of United Nations documents

Input by Facts and Norms Institute systematizes UN documents regarding Internet Shutdown from the Universal Periodic Review, treaty-based...

Feb 7, 20222 min read

Militarization of indigenous land and the quilombola communities of Brazil

Facts and Norms Institute contributes again with the United Nations by submitting an input on how the military might affect different...

Jan 14, 20223 min read

Businesses and the 1964-1985 Brazilian dictatorship: transitional justice still pending

Facts and Norms Institute prepares and concludes a report on the involvement of businesses with the Brazilian dictatorship and the limits...

Dec 31, 20216 min read

The right of indigenous and rural communities to water in Burundi and Brazil: a critical assessment

Facts and Norms Institute concludes a new report to the United Nations on the challenges faced by rural and indigenous communities in the...

Dec 7, 20212 min read

The protection of lawyers in India and Brazil: a new FNI study for the United Nations

Facts and Norms Institute submitted information on hostilities against lawyers, the national legal framework of Brazil and India, the...

Dec 3, 20214 min read

FNI concludes a new report on the rights of persons with albinism in Brazil

The input to the United Nations includes information on the economic status of people with albinism, how albinism is regarded among...

Nov 30, 20213 min read

Criminalization of the homeless and the extreme poor in Brazil, France and Poland

In a new report to the United Nations, Facts and Norms Institute gathers relevant information on three different countries. Street...

Oct 29, 20213 min read

Transitional justice in Brazil: Peace and Social Development should walk side-by-side

A new study by Facts and Norms Institute addresses the Brazilian context of Transitional Justice and how the agenda for peace and...

Sep 24, 20214 min read

Good practices and challenges on social participation in Brazil

FNI concludes a new input to the United Nations on social participation in public affairs, with information on torture, gender-based...

Sep 22, 20213 min read

New report by FNI examines religious intolerance and racism in Brazil

Facts and Norms Institute concluded another written contribution to the United Nations; the document highlights religious racism and...

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