Brazil Ungoverned: The Dismantling of the National Policy to Prevent and Combat Torture

Recently, the Defensoria Pública da União (DPU) filed a lawsuit to prevent the Federal University of Rio do Grande do Norte (UFRN) from being removed from the National Committee for the Prevention and Combating of Torture (CNPCT), a body formed mostly by NGOs, entities, institutions and other members of civil society.

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