On January 19, the National Council for Criminal and Penitentiary Policy, linked to the Ministry of Justice, approved the recommendation for public and private security agents to wear body cameras on their uniforms. According to the document, which establishes standards to be observed in the use of environmental recording equipment, the recommendation is valid for...
On December 12, the president of the Humanitas360 Institute and advisor to the Institute for Social and Economic Research on Cannabis (Ipsec), Patrícia Villela Marino, participated in a public hearing at the Chamber of Deputies, in Brasília. Promoted by the Economic Development Commission, the meeting on “Hemp: The Path to National Autonomy in the Production...
The Humanitas360 Institute congratulates Minister Flávio Dino on his appointment to the Supreme Federal Court, formalized by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on November 27th. Now Minister of Justice and Public Security, Dino played a prominent role in the history of social cooperatives created by H360 in the Brazilian prison system. In 2019, when...
In a ceremony held on November 8, in London, the Catalyst 2030 Awards announced the Humanitas360 Institute and the PDR Philanthropic Fund as winners in the Donors – Leader in Learning category. The international award, which reached its 3rd edition in 2023, celebrates organizations that have mobilized capital to support projects and initiatives dedicated to...
The president of the Humanitas360 Institute and advisor to the Institute for Social and Economic Research on Cannabis, Patrícia Villela Marino, participated on October 25th in the public hearing held by the Parliamentary Front for Medicinal Cannabis and Industrial Hemp, coordinated by deputy Caio França in the Legislative Assembly of the State of São Paulo....
On September 26, an indigenous woman from the Guajajara people who is part of the Cuxá Social Cooperative, installed by the Humanitas360 Institute in the Women’s Prison Unit in São Luís, Maranhão, won the right to provisional freedom. She was in preventive detention in the Pedrinhas Complex without having been convicted, in a process that...
On September 18th, TV Cultura’s Roda Viva – one of the main journalistic programs on Brazilian television – was the stage for an in-depth debate on the causes and effects of the war on drugs, such as mass incarceration, and its possible solutions. Guest of the program, the president of the Humanitas360 Institute and advisor...
On September 1st, the Humanitas360 Institute held its annual board meeting for 2023. The location chosen for the meeting was significant: the social cooperative for women prisoners set up by H360 in the São Luís Women’s Prison Unit, in Maranhão. Since 2019, this state has become one of the main points of action for the...
On behalf of the Humanitas360 Institute, I express my deep condolences at the passing of José Gregori, one of the most inspiring men I have ever had the opportunity to know, and I offer sincere solidarity to his family and friends in this time of mourning. Former Minister of Justice, José Gregori was a tireless defender...
Through its Annual Report, the Humanitas360 Institute brings together in a single document all the main information about its activities to reduce violence and promote citizenship of vulnerable populations in Brazil and Latin America. In addition to detailing the actions, the publication contains the Theory of Change that guides each project. The content of the...