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UN working to win release of detained staff member in Brazil

11 December 2007
The United Nations team in Brazil is working with the country’s Government to secure the release of a UN staffer who has been detained after travelling to meet indigenous persons at a reserve in Rondonia state.

UN rights expert calls for overhaul of Brazilian criminal justice system

15 November 2007
Brazil’s police engage frequently in extrajudicial executions and many moonlight in death squads or militias involved in racketeering, an independent United Nations human rights expert said today, calling for wholesale reform of the country’s culture of policing.
Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon visits Amazon rainforest on latest stop of international trip

13 November 2007
Climate change remained the focus today as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon concluded the South American phase of his latest tour with a visit to the Amazon rainforest and meetings with local indigenous leaders.