Allegation Letter regarding Human Rights Violations in Salgueiro Complex, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (13 December 2021)
To: Brazil
Subject: Information received concerning human rights violations allegedly occurring on 20-22 November 2021 in the Salgueiro Complex in São Gonçalo, Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro. The communication highlights systematic violent police operations in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, resulting in numerous killings, disproportionately affecting Afro-Brazilians.
Mandates: Racism; African Descent; Executions; Torture