Brasília - The Interamerican Human Rights Court, meeting in San José, Costa Rica, is holding public hearings on Brazilian minors who are incarcerated at the Tatuape Juvenile Delinquent Center (Complexo do Tatuapé (SP), da Fundação do Bem-estar do Menor de São Paulo) (Febem-SP). There have been numerous riots and problems at the Tatuape center, along with many reports of human rights abuses. The hearings are focused on ways and means to protect the children and adolescents at the center.

Translation: Allen Bennett