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Situation of Indigenous Peoples in Mato Grosso do Sul

+ INDIGENIST MISSIONARY COUNCIL - CIMI ENDING IMPUNITY AND PROMOTING THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES MUST BE BRAZIL'S PRIORITIES 19 "Despite all the economic progress made in Brazil over the last decade, violence is endemic and the current response is not only failing to reduce the violence, it is actually exacerbating the situation," said Amnesty International's Secretary General Salil Shetty as he completed an official visit to the country. The visit highlighted issues of public security in the favelas of Rio, and the plight of Indigenous Peoples. It reviewed Brazil's human rights progress as it prepares to host the next World Cup and Olympics and was timed to coincide with the International Day of Indigenous Peoples. In the favelas the Secretary General met members of the community who told him how they felt imprisoned in their own homes. "The people we met who live in Maré fear both the criminals who attack them and the police who are supposed to protect them," said Salil Shetty. Amnesty International has documented a pattern of police abuse, unlawful searches of homes, extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances in the favelas. Salil Shetty, later voiced his concerns with José Eduardo Cardoso, the minister of justice in Brasília, and a number of other ministers, pressing for urgent reforms in the country. "The insecurity and frustrations of people living in favelas is spreading. The people who identify themselves as middle class and have taken to the streets over the last two months - many of them for the first time - are seeing the ugly side of policing that is not subject to civilian oversight," said Atilla Roque, Director of Amnesty International in Brazil, accompanied the Secretary General throughout his visit Amnesty International believes that it is critical that policing undergoes fundamental reform in Brazil. A first step is to establish independent civilian oversight of the police with investigative powers to create accountability. Salil Shetty visited camp Apikay with Indigenous leaders. Lunaê Parracho 19Visit of the Secretary General of Amnesty International, August 2013.
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