Agência Brasil

Brasília - Tim Cahill and Patrick Wilcken, who represent Amnesty International, are participating today (12) in a public hearing in the Pernambuco state legislative assembly in Recife. The purpose is to discuss charges of human rights violations in the state, mainly against women. The meeting is sponsored by the National Human Rights Movement.

Cahill and Wilcken will spend the week in Recife, where they plan to meet with members of the Public Prosecutor's Office, the judiciary, state departments of Justice and Social Defense, and representatives of human rights organizations and community associations. The topics that will be discussed are public safety, urban violence, and social exclusion.

Translation: David Silberstein