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H360 participates in “lives” about pandemic, invisible people and citizen engagement

In times of pandemic, live streaming is everywhere. In the last month, the Humanitas360 Institute joined two debates that give some sense of the themes we have been working on…

Humanitas36003/06/2020

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H360 holds a virtual meeting with women from Lili Cooperative

On May 26, in partnership with the Instituto Responsa, the Humanitas360 Institute held a virtual meeting with the members of Cooperative Lili, a group that was formed within the Women's…

Humanitas36002/06/2020

Active Citizenship News Violence Reduction

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

Active Citizenship Violence Reduction

Letter about the Coronavirus and the work of Humanitas360 Institute

COVID-19 isn’t the most lethal disease humanity has ever fought, but it is unique in its ability to expose vulnerabilities of modern society. From overwhelmed public health systems to decimated…

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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Brazilian writer Ferréz on entrepreneurship, literature from the periphery and criminal justice system

“I went to a meeting of startups the other day and one of the people there said: if you want to build a startup, the first thing you have to…

Humanitas36024/01/2020

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Former female detainees of Humanitas360’s cooperative set off new phase of project originated at the penitentiary

The Humanitas360 Institute held a meeting with five freed women associated in the work cooperative, supported by the project Entrepreneurship Behind and Beyond Bars. The encounter sets off a new…

Humanitas36019/12/2019

H360 participates in “lives” about pandemic, invisible people and citizen engagement

H360 holds a virtual meeting with women from Lili Cooperative

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

Letter about the Coronavirus and the work of Humanitas360 Institute

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

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

Brazilian writer Ferréz on entrepreneurship, literature from the periphery and criminal justice system

Former female detainees of Humanitas360’s cooperative set off new phase of project originated at the penitentiary

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