A report about the serious violations of Human Rights in Rio de Janeiro in preparation for the world cup football 2014 and the 2016 Olympics.
Based on economically feasibilities the FIFA and IOC nominated the city as host of the World Cup Football en the 2016 Olympics. Every time again the sport organizations pushing countries in development over the edge. The countries investing milliards of dollars in constructing stadiums and infrastructure meanwhile they are breathing human rights on a massive scale with impunity. The FIFA and IOC don't want to implement a human rights clause or look to the social feasibility, in advance.
An inconvenient harbinger about social cleansing of street children ahead of the World Cup and the lack of transparency.
3 Jun 2014
Ahead of the World Cup
22 May 2014
No foul play Brazil!
The lead up to the World Cup has prompted large scale demonstrations and public protests to which the police have responded with use of force, and in some cases "less lethal" weapons such as tear gas and rubber bullets.
Protests are likely to continue in coming weeks and the Brazilian Congress is considering new laws that could be used to crack down on protesters. Additionally, inadequate regulations and training for policing demonstrations pose a risk of more injuries to protesters due to excessive use of force by police.
Everyone has the right to peaceful protest -- to exercise their human rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly - and the Brazilian Government has a duty to ensure that they can. aiyellowcard.org
26 Jan 2014
Over 100 arrested in Brazil as anti-World Cup protesters clash with police
Over 100 people were arrested in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, during a protest against this summer’s World Cup which will be hosted in the country. Around 2,500 people took to the streets on Saturday for the demonstration which ended in clashes with police late in the night.
Demonstrators gathered in front of the Sao Paulo Art Museum for about one hour before heading out to another part of the city chanting slogans against the tournament. Several chanted “If we have no rights, there will be no Cup.”
Police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd, after some anarchist demonstrators wrecked an empty police car, attempting to overturn it, while others smashed the windows of banks and started fires.