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The pandemic reveals systemic forms of inequality, says curator Pedro Alonzo

Pedro Alonzo is an independent art curator and the brand new advisor to the Humanitas360 Institute. A scholar who researches powerful works that question violence, mass incarceration and xenophobia, Alonzo…

Humanitas36001/06/2020

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CNJ and Humanitas360 expand virtual visits in prisons

In order to soften the impact of the full closure of prisons due to the new coronavirus, which has suspended around 1 million monthly visits registered across the country, the…

Humanitas36008/05/2020

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Humanitas Institute360’s actions to help fight the pandemic in Maranhão

The Humanitas360 Institute has been acting on several fronts to help mitigate the effects of the pandemic in Maranhão, the state in Northern Brazil where we implemented the Cuxá Cooperative.…

Humanitas36007/05/2020

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Women are more vulnerable to drug trafficking convictions because Justice incriminates more petty crimes, says violence researcher

The new coronavirus pandemic has particularly affected the most vulnerable groups in Brazil - and with the prison population it would be no different. We have seen an increase in…

Humanitas36007/05/2020

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Conference brings together experts, scientists, lawyers and investors in search of a socially responsible medical cannabis market

In early March, The Green Hub held the Cannabis Thinking conference and brought together experts from various fields of the medical cannabis market: from investors, such as Alex Lucena, an…

Humanitas36030/03/2020

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Humanitas360 Institute starts working at Social Cooperative Cuxá, in Northeast Brazil

In early March, the Humanitas360 team was in São Luís, Maranhão (northeast Brazil), to coordinate efforts to open the Cuxá Social Cooperative at the São Luís Women's Prison Unit (UPFEM).…

Humanitas36030/03/2020

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First batch of embroidery made outside the prison reestablish Lili Cooperative’s production

In the second meeting with freed women of the Lili Cooperative, held in February at the Humanitas360 Institute, the focus was on reestablishing the textile production. Ana Cristina, Dirce, Gláucia,…

Humanitas36028/02/2020

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New study shows that flaws in Brazilian democracy are related to its citizens’ political culture

A study released last year by the Sivis Institute revealed interesting aspects regarding citizen participation in the municipality of São Paulo. Based on interviews with experts and more than 2,400…

Humanitas36028/02/2020

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Journalist Brian Winter says “we can’t just focus on income” when analyzing Latin American countries

Brian Winter is a journalist specialized in Latin America and works as editor-in-chief for Americas Quarterly, an online magazine which, in its most recent edition, addresses the rise of military…

Humanitas36028/02/2020

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Venezuelan congresswoman Manuela Bolívar highlights the role of civil society in the fight for democracy in the country

Venezuela has been experiencing troubled days at the beginning of this year: parliamentarians from the government have prevented oppositionists from joining in important votes in Congress; deputies are missing, thought…

Humanitas36031/01/2020

The pandemic reveals systemic forms of inequality, says curator Pedro Alonzo

CNJ and Humanitas360 expand virtual visits in prisons

Humanitas Institute360’s actions to help fight the pandemic in Maranhão

Women are more vulnerable to drug trafficking convictions because Justice incriminates more petty crimes, says violence researcher

Conference brings together experts, scientists, lawyers and investors in search of a socially responsible medical cannabis market

Humanitas360 Institute starts working at Social Cooperative Cuxá, in Northeast Brazil

First batch of embroidery made outside the prison reestablish Lili Cooperative’s production

New study shows that flaws in Brazilian democracy are related to its citizens’ political culture

Journalist Brian Winter says “we can’t just focus on income” when analyzing Latin American countries

Venezuelan congresswoman Manuela Bolívar highlights the role of civil society in the fight for democracy in the country

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