ICTJ welcomes the release of the final report of Brazil’s National Truth Commission after two and a half years of work to unveil the truth about serious human rights violations that took place in the country between 1946 and 1988, especially during the military dictatorship of 1964 to 1985. Among its efforts, the commission documented the systematic use of torture against political prisoners and the brutal repression of social groups considered to be a “threat” to the military regime and its ideology, such as labor unions, university students, peasant movements, indigenous peoples, and LGBT communities.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 19:45:33 +0000
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