Tag Archives: human-rights

A corajosa ação de Edward Snowden: Onde fica o Brasil?

Manifestação de Pablo Ortellado ao ministro Gilberto Carvalho em sessão de diálogo Governo-Sociedade Civil no Palácio do Planalto: “Gostaria, em primeiro lugar, de saudar a iniciativa de uma política nacional de participação social e espero que os ventos de junho permitam que essa medida possa se tornar verdadeiramente efetiva. Gostaria também de chamar atenção para […]

Bradley Manning is My Hero

“I want people to see the truth, because without it you cannot make informed decisions as a public” – by  Bradley Manning. “On June 3rd, after more than 3 years of pretrial confinement, military whistle-blower and democracy advocate Bradley Manning will go to trial for “Aiding the Enemy,” a capital offense that could open future whistle-blowers to […]

Bradley Manning’s Defense

Bradley Manning’s Defense

Star Witness Yochai Benkler at Bradley Manning’s Defense: “On the final day of Bradley Manning’s defense’s case, Harvard Law Professor and renowned scholar Yochai Benkler testified about how the Internet has transformed journalism’s function in a democracy and why WikiLeaks should be considered a legitimate news organization that is devoted to exposing corruption. He testified that […]

What is going on in Brazil: From 20 cents to everything else.

From 20 cents to everything else — the struggle for the narrative in Brazil  – by Vanessa Zettler “One Brazil for all” to celebrate the reversal of a fare hike on public transportation, Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 20, 2013. (Flickr/Sebástian Freire) Although not isolated from the uprisings that have been taking place around the world, the […]