Data from the National Survey on Violence against Women (2023), produced by the DataSenado Research Institute (Instituto de Pesquisa DataSenado) in partnership with the Observatory of Women against Violence (Observatório da Mulher contra a Violência), shows that...
“This celebration is not just a tribute; it is an act of resistance, a symbol of the preservation of our history, our culture and our faith.” It was with these words that Danielle Felício, President of the Iya Akobiodè Collective, summed up the event to mark the 10th...
In 2023, for the first time, deforestation in the Cerrado surpassed that of the Amazon. By September of that year, fire had consumed more than 8 million hectares in the biome. This figure is higher than those of the Amazon and Pantanal combined. In Tocantins, the fire...
Last year, the fires that spread across countless territories in Brazil had unimaginable impacts on traditional peoples and communities. In Rondônia, for the family of extractivist Vera Oliveira da Cruz, the harvesting of Brazil nuts, which should have totaled more...
The Zanetti Human Rights Prize marked the end of the celebrations for CESE's 50th anniversary, which was celebrated throughout 2024. Last December, CESE celebrated the winners of the Zanetti Human Rights Prize. Various organizations and human rights defenders gathered...
By Lucyvanda Amorim (CESE - Coordenadoria Ecumênica de Serviço) As a human rights organisation supporting grassroots movements in Brazil for 51 years, CESE – Coordenadoria Ecumênica de Serviço – views training as a critical strategy to strengthen the fight for rights....
A seminar regarding the “National Policy for the Territorial and Environmental Management of Indigenous Lands (Política Nacional de Gestão Territorial e Ambiental de Terras Indígenas: PNGATI) - advances, challenges and implementation strategies in the indigenous...
With the support of CESE's Small Projects Program, the Terramar Institute and the Center for the Defence of Children and Adolescents (Centro de Defesa da Criança e do Adolescente: CEDECA), the discussion “From the periphery to the coastal zone” brought together 50...
“This year, we, the Guarani and Kaiowá people, had a lot of struggles. And we lost so many young people, so many leaders because of our territory. They fell trying to fulfill their dream of a demarcated territory.” This statement from Janio Kaiowá, Communicator...
The indigenous women of the BR-429 highway emphasize the urgent need for land demarcation, uniting traditions and resistance in defense of their rights. With the support of CESE and the European Union, the Patak Maymu initiative strengthens the voices of the Puruborá,...
